Enwere O Okezie
Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Imo State University, PMB 08, Orlu, Imo State, Nigeria.
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2009 Mar 7;6(2):203-6. doi: 10.4314/ajtcam.v6i2.57092.
Use and opinion of herbs among medical students of Imo State University Nigeria was assessed. Information on herb use, indication and opinion from returned self-administered questionnaire was analyzed. A total of 114 students (91.2%) of 125 responded. 32 (28.1%) students had used herbs before, a significant proportion being males (OR 3.7). Herbal tea was the most popular herb used; maintaining good health and treating malaria were the only indications (50% each). Most students (>90%) believe herbs to be harmful, and generally unsafe especially in pregnancy. Most students (73%) who had used herbs consider them effective in treating hypertension or diabetes mellitus (OR 3.5 & 6.0 respectively). Most students (89.1%) believe there's a lot of misinformation about herbs. Most students view use of herbs with skepticism. Inculcating study of herbs in medical curriculum will provide better information on herbs.
对尼日利亚伊莫州立大学医学院学生使用草药的情况及看法进行了评估。对回收的自填式问卷中有关草药使用、适应证及看法的信息进行了分析。125名学生中有114名（91.2%）回复。32名（28.1%）学生曾使用过草药，其中男性占很大比例（比值比3.7）。草药茶是最常用的草药；维持健康和治疗疟疾是仅有的适应证（各占50%）。大多数学生（>90%）认为草药有害，通常不安全，尤其是在孕期。大多数使用过草药的学生（73%）认为它们对治疗高血压或糖尿病有效（比值比分别为3.5和6.0）。大多数学生（89.1%）认为关于草药有很多错误信息。大多数学生对草药的使用持怀疑态度。在医学课程中纳入草药研究将提供有关草药的更好信息。
