EFFECTIVENESS OF HERBAL AND CONVENTIONAL MANAGEMENT INTERVENTIONS OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS.
| Autor: | John AJ; Department of Economics, Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria., Odula IL; Bio-medicinal Research Centre, Forestry Research Institute of Ibadan, Nigeria., Etinosa OB; Applied Microbial and Health Biotechnology Institute, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Bellville, South Africa., Ifeanyi OV; Department of Biotechnology and Consumer Science, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | African journal of infectious diseases [Afr J Infect Dis] 2024 Oct 25; Vol. 19 (1), pp. 1-12. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 25 (Print Publication: 2025). |
| DOI: | 10.21010/Ajidv19i.1 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Liver inflammation caused by the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) could become chronic and unresolved if untreated. Prevention and management of the disease are through vaccination and other conventional interventions. This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of herbal management (HM) and conventional pharmaceutical management (PM) interventions in treating HBV. Materials and Methods: A purposive sampling technique was used to administer questionnaires at the University College Hospital (UCH) and Total Healthcare Diagnostic Centre (THDC). Data collection was according to a EuroQol (EQ -5D), while descriptive and inferential analyses were performed. Results: Findings revealed a high prevalence of HBV among females from ages 26 to 50. The majority discovered their health status through free HBV tests. Other than cost-effective interventions, about 73% of cases adopted HM to manage the disease. A significant difference (P<0.00) was observed in the correlation analysis of the current health status of respondents and the intervention management adopted. correlation analysis of the current health status of respondents was significantly different (P<0.01) against the intervention management adopted (P<0.00). Conclusion: The minister of health should emphasize HBV regular screening, subsidized viral load test and free vaccination in both public and private healthcare centres. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no financial or personal relationships that may have inappropriately influenced them in writing this article. List of Abbreviations:HBV:hepatitis B virus;WHO:World Health Organisation;HM:herbal management;PM:pharmaceutical management;QALYs:quality-adjusted life-years;UN:united nations;HIV:human immunodeficiency virus;UCH:university college hospital;THDC:total health diagnostic centre;ANOVA:analysis of variance;NGOs:non-governmental organisations;PPP:public-private partnerships;VLT:viral load test;VVL:viral load level. (Copyright: © 2025 Afr. J. Infect. Diseases.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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