Pharmacy Department, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria.
Pharmacy Department, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria.
Complement Ther Med. 2019 Feb;42:158-163. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2018.11.016. Epub 2018 Nov 16.
In Africa, particularly Nigeria, there is an increasing interest in natural product remedies with a basic approach towards nature. This research studies the prevalence of use, pattern of use and awareness of outpatients at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria on the use of herbal medicines.
Based on an informed consent, semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect data from a total of 112 outpatients attending different outpatient clinics of the hospital about the use of herbs. This sample size was derived from the Kish formula. Data obtained were analyzed by IBM SPSS Statistics software V23 and inferences made accordingly.
All (100.00%) of the outpatients were familiar with herbal medicines, 67.86% had used herbal medicines in the past and 25.00% were currently taking herbal medicines as at the time of study. It was also found that 54.35% of the respondents use herbal medicines in no specific dose, 47.83% use the herbs with various additives, and 39.13% take their herbs concurrently with orthodox medicines. A total of 13.73% of the respondents prefer to use herbs when sick and another 35.29% prefer a combination of herbs and orthodox medicines.
Most of the patient-respondents prefer to include herbal medicines in their therapies. It is concerning that over one-third of the respondents concomitantly use herbal and orthodox medicines, some others use the herbs inappropriately. More efforts should be geared towards ensuring general improved use of herbal medicines.
在非洲，尤其是尼日利亚，人们对天然产物疗法越来越感兴趣，这种疗法的基本方法是基于对自然的认识。本研究调查了尼日利亚伊洛林大学教学医院（University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital）门诊患者对草药的使用情况，包括使用的普遍性、使用模式和认知度。
基于知情同意，使用半结构化问卷从医院不同门诊科室共 112 名门诊患者那里收集了有关草药使用情况的数据。这个样本量是根据 Kish 公式得出的。使用 IBM SPSS Statistics 软件 V23 分析获得的数据，并据此进行推断。
所有（100.00%）的门诊患者都熟悉草药，67.86%的患者过去曾使用过草药，25.00%的患者在研究时正在服用草药。研究还发现，54.35%的受访者不按特定剂量使用草药，47.83%的受访者在使用草药时添加各种添加剂，39.13%的受访者同时服用草药和西药。共有 13.73%的受访者在生病时更喜欢使用草药，另有 35.29%的受访者更喜欢将草药与西药结合使用。
大多数患者受访者更喜欢在治疗中加入草药。令人担忧的是，超过三分之一的受访者同时使用草药和西药，还有一些人不恰当地使用草药。应加大力度确保更好地普遍使用草药。
