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Prevalence of herbal and traditional medicine in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 20-year studies.
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- Utilization of traditional Chinese medicine services and associated factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC health services research · 2026Pooled it
- Traditional medicine use among rabies exposed individuals in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Pooled it
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- Opportunities and Challenges of Integrating Ethiopian Traditional Medicine System Into Modern Medicine: A Narrative Review.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2026Review
- Evaluation of the Antidiarrheal Activity of 80% Methanolic Extract and Solvent Fractions of Calpurnia aurea (Ait.) Benth. (Fabaceae) Roots in Swiss Albino Mice.BioMed research international · 2026Article
- Prevalence, associated factors, and safety implications of prehospital herbal medicine use in Southwestern, Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Factors Influencing Time to Treatment Initiation for Breast Cancer in Ethiopia.Cancer medicine · 2025Article
- Sociodemographic determinants, clinical characteristics, and survival outcomes of solid tumor patients at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia: a five-year retrospective cohort study.Research square · 2025Article
- Exploring and determining traditional medicines used for bleeding control and termination of pregnancy among Suri people, South West Ethiopia, 2022: mixed method exploratory sequential study design.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
- Determination of total phenolic and flavonoid contents, antioxidant and antibacterial potential of the bark extracts of Syzygium guineense (Wild.) DC.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
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- Traditional herbal medicine legislative and regulatory framework: a cross-sectional quantitative study and archival review perspectives.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- Parental traditional medicine use for children and associated factors in Harar City, Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- The Ethnoveterinary Study of Medicinal Plants Utilized in Treating Animal Diseases in Ensaro District, North Shewa Zone of Amhara Regional State in Ethiopia.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2025Article
- GC-MS-based metabolic profiling of essential oils fromFrontiers in chemistry · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe widely accepted prevalence of traditional medicine (TM) in Ethiopia was about 80 %, of which 95 % were sourced from plants. The purpose of this study was to update knowledge of the prevalence of herbal medicine or TM in Ethiopia and describe the characteristics of the population mostly relying on herbal medicine or TM to inform health policy-makers.
methodsPubMed, Google Scholar, Hinari, Scopus, and the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) were searched. The methodological quality of each included study was assessed using the quality assessment checklist for prevalence studies. Meta-analysis was conducted using STATA version 17, and the heterogeneity between studies was assessed using I
resultsThirty-six studies with a total of 16,288 participants met the inclusion criteria. Meta-analysis of the study revealed that the prevalence of herbal medicine use in Ethiopia is 46 % (95 % CI, 37-54 %), with significant heterogeneity among the studies (I
conclusionsThe current study revealed that TM/herbal medicine utilization remained an important source of primary healthcare in Ethiopia. In comparison to the commonly reported prevalence of TM/herbal medicine, there is a considerable decline in TM/herbal medicine prevalence. High TM/herbal medicine use tendency during pregnancy necessitates safety studies to optimize the utilization.
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