Determinants, Prevalence and Trend of Use of Medicinal Plants Among People Living with HIV: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Dschang, Cameroon
| Autor: | Gynette Pembouong, Annick Kevin Edingue Essoh, Armand Tiotsia Tsapi, Marco Cosentino, Alex Mabou Tagne, Michael Alliance Ngouadjeu Ngnintedem, Franca Marino, Prosper Cabral Biapa Nya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male Social Psychology Cross-sectional study Disease duration Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Ethnobotany HIV Infections medicine.disease_cause Dschang Cameroon Medicinal plants Environmental health Surveys and Questionnaires medicinal plants ethnobotanical survey prevalence HIV/AIDS Prevalence Medicine Humans Cameroon Ethnobotanical survey Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infectious Diseases Plants Medicinal business.industry Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Female Public Health Plant Preparations business Plant Structures Phytotherapy |
| Zdroj: | AIDS and behavior. 23(8) |
| ISSN: | 1573-3254 |
| Popis: | People living with HIV (PLHIV) in Cameroon often seek care from traditional health practitioners (THPs) and use medicinal plants (MP). Most MP, however, still lacks evidence for their efficacy and safety, and their use, often undisclosed to referring physicians, may interfere with standard therapies. Therefore, we conducted a survey of 247 PLHIV in Dschang to assess the determinants, prevalence and trend of MP use. Besides, we surveyed 16 THPs about the use of MP in PLHIV and HIV-related knowledge. 54.9% PLHIV declared using in total 70 plants, 91.3% users were satisfied with MP, and unwanted effects were reported in 2 cases. MP users were less educated than nonusers, had longer disease duration and were more often unemployed. Only 3 THPs used MP in PLHIV, and most of them had insufficient knowledge of HIV. Results may be useful for education on HIV and integration of traditional medicines with conventional therapeutics. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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