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Prevalence and associated factors of herbal medicine use among patients living with chronic disease in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Restoring Gut-brain Function by Medicinal Herbs Offering Neuroprotection through Suppressing Inflammatory Pathways: A Systematic Review.Current neuropharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of herbal medicine use on HbA1c levels among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in northwest Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The role of outpatients' medical history on current herbal medicines use: a cross-sectional multicenter study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Opportunities and Challenges of Integrating Ethiopian Traditional Medicine System Into Modern Medicine: A Narrative Review.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2026Review
- Prevalence, associated factors, and safety implications of prehospital herbal medicine use in Southwestern, Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Healthcare professionals' perspective on collaboration with traditional medical practitioners in HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis care in rural Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Traditional medicine use and associated factors in chronic patients in Jamalpur, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with the use of traditional medicine in individuals with hypercholesterolemia, hyperglycaemia, and arterial hypertension in Ecuador: results from a population-based study in two health districts.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Article
- Herbal medicine use and its impact on glycemic control among diabetes patients at governmental hospitals in Debre Berhan, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.Metabolism open · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Complementary use of medicinal plants with prescribed drugs is becoming more widespread concern among people with chronic disease like cancer, HIV/AIDS, diabetes and hypertension. Consequently, the purpose of this review was to determine the prevalence and associated factors of herbal medicine use among patients suffering from chronic disease. Methods: This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted by searching articles from Cochrane library, Google scholar, PubMed and African journal online. Data was extracted using Microsoft excel format and imported in to Stata software version 11 (Stata Corp LLC, TX, USA) for analysis. Statistical heterogeneity across the studies was investigated using Cochran's Q chi-square test at the significance level of <0.05 and the I Results: Our systematic search yielded a total of 17,665 records from four databases (Google scholar (12,800), PubMed (3835), Cochrane library (30) and African journal online (12). The pooled estimate of herbal medicine use among patients with chronic disease in Ethiopia is found to be 56.94% (95% CI: 49.75, 64.12, P < 0.001). Being female (POR = 2.06, 95% CI = 1.55, 2.75, I Conclusion: The study found a high prevalence of herbal medicine use among patients living with chronic disease. Being female, rural residence, duration of disease greater than 5 years and having complication were factors that are significantly associated with herbal medicine use. The prevalence of herbal medicine use among persons with chronic disease in Ethiopia presents significant implications for healthcare practice. Healthcare professionals need to adopt a patient-centered strategy that promotes open, judgment-free discussions about herbal medicine usage. Prospero registration: CRD42024498817.
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