ArticleMetabolism open2021
Complementary and alternative medicine use and its associated factors among hypertensive patients in Debre Tabor General Hospital, Ethiopia.
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- Safety classification of herbal medicine use among hypertensive patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of herbal and traditional medicine in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 20-year studies.Systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Traditional medicine use among adults living with hypertension in Cape Verde: A WHO STEPWISE study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Article
- Ethnobotanical documentation and conservation assessment of medicinal plants used by the Somali community in Karamara forest patches, Eastern Ethiopia.Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine · 2026Article
- Use of traditional medicine for hypertension, diabetes and hypercholesterolaemia measured in 71 surveys.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2025Article
- Medicinal plants administered to control hypertension in Ethiopia: ethnomedicine, pharmacology, nutraceutical, phytochemistry, toxicology, and policy perspectives.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- Barriers to accessing care for cardiometabolic disorders in Malawi: partners as a source of resilience for people living with HIV.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of herbal medicine use among patients living with chronic disease in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Metabolism open · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundHypertensive patients have been using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to meet their primary healthcare needs within Ethiopia
methodsAn institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 450 hypertensive patients, visiting the hypertensive care service of Debre Tabor General Hospital from November 1 to December 28, 2020. Interview-guided self-administered questionnaires were used for data collection. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 24.0 was used for data analysis. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression was computed to identify associated factors of CAM use (age, sex, religion, residence, marital status, educational level, monthly income, presence of HTN complication, duration of HTN, and family history of HTN).
resultsOut of the 450 hypertensive patients, 275 (67.8%) participants used complementary and alternative medicine. Herbal medicines used among hypertensive patients were
conclusionThe prevalence of CAM use among hypertensive patients was high 275 (67.8%). Factors associated with CAM use are similar to those observed in previous studies, but further research is required to further clarify the opportunities and challenges correlated to CAM use in Ethiopia.
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