ArticleJournal of medicine in the tropics
Preference for complementary and alternative medicine among patients on long-term treatment in Jos university teaching hospital, Nigeria.
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- Strengthening the traditional medicine regulation, education and practice in Nigeria.African health sciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe use of complementary and alternative medicines(CAM) is on the increase globally particularly among those with chronic medical conditions. Imperatively, the treatment outcomes of management of chronic illness is hinged on adherence to prescribed conventional treatment with little or no attention paid to the intent to use or concomitant use of alternative medicines in most treatment settings. Hence, this study assessed the preference for CAM and its predictors as among patients on long-term treatment in Jos University Teaching Hospital.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional study conducted among 176 patients accessing treatment for chronic medical conditions in Jos University Teaching Hospital using quantitative method of data collection. Epi Info statistical software version 7 was used for data analysis with odds ratio and 95% confidence interval used as point and interval estimates respectively while a
resultsThe median age of respondents was 50 (IQR 30-84) years with 83 (47.2%) being 51 years and above. Preference for CAM was reported by 26 (14.8%) with absence of side effects (AOR = 11.3; 95% CI= 5.8299-15.1185) being the sole predictor of preference for CAM.
conclusionThis study has demonstrated some level of preference for CAM among patients on long term conventional treatment with perceived absence of side effects influencing this preference level.
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