Use of complementary and alternative medicine among patients on long term treatment in a Tertiary Health Institution in jos Nigeria

Tolulope O Afolaranmi; Zuwaira I Hassan; Esosa J Uwadiae; Uchechukwu E Nwokolo; Ijeoma B Nwaemelu; Kainechukwu G Ugwu; Obinna J Ugwu; Kayode K Bello; Akinyemi O Ofakunrin

doi:10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_362_20

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Year : 2022 | Volume : 13 | Issue : 1 | Page : 46

Use of complementary and alternative medicine among patients on long term treatment in a Tertiary Health Institution in jos Nigeria

Tolulope O Afolaranmi¹, Zuwaira I Hassan², Esosa J Uwadiae³, Uchechukwu E Nwokolo³, Ijeoma B Nwaemelu³, Kainechukwu G Ugwu⁴, Obinna J Ugwu⁴, Kayode K Bello⁵, Akinyemi O Ofakunrin⁶
¹ Department of Community Medicine, University of Jos, Jos Plateau State; Department of Community Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos Plateau State, Nigeria
² Department of Community Medicine, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria
³ College of Health Sciences, University of Jos, Jos Plateau State, Nigeria
⁴ Ginza Medical Centre, Jos Plateau State, Nigeria
⁵ Department of Community Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos Plateau State, Nigeria
⁶ Department of Pediatrics, University of Jos, Jos Plateau State; Department of Pediatrics, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos Plateau State, Nigeria

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Tolulope O Afolaranmi
Department of Community Medicine, University of Jos, P. M. B. 2084, Jos, Plateau State
Nigeria

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_362_20

Background: The use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is on the increase globally and found to be more pronounced among those with chronic illnesses even in the face of insufficient scientific evidence to support its efficacy. Hence, this study was conducted to assess the level of use of CAM and its predictors among patients on long term care in tertiary health institution. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 176 patients accessing treatment for chronic medical conditions in Jos University Teaching Hospital using quantitative method of data collection. Epi Info statistical software version 7 was used for data analysis and a value of P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The median age of respondents was 50 (IQR 30–84) years with 83 (47.2%) being 51 years and above. Utilization of CAM was reported among 72 (40.9%) with herbal preparation ranking highest among 56 (77.8%) the respondents. Absence of side effects (AOR = 2.23; 95% CI = 1.6918–3.2135) and consistency with culture (AOR = 4.46; 95% CI = 1.4695–6.1851) were identified predictors of CAM use. Conclusions: This study has demonstrated a relatively high level of CAM use with perceived absence of side effects, peer influence, and consistency with culture predicting its use.

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