尼日利亚乔斯一家三级医疗机构中接受长期治疗患者的补充和替代医学使用情况

Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Patients on Long Term Treatment in a Tertiary Health Institution in Jos Nigeria.

作者信息

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

机构信息

Department of Community Medicine, University of Jos, Jos Plateau State, Nigeria.

Department of Community Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos Plateau State, Nigeria.

出版信息

Int J Prev Med. 2022 Apr 5;13:46. doi: 10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_362_20. eCollection 2022.

DOI:10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_362_20

PMID:35706872

原文链接:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9188877/

Abstract

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 < 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.

摘要

背景

全球范围内补充和替代医学（CAM）的使用正在增加，并且发现在慢性病患者中更为明显，即使缺乏支持其疗效的科学证据。因此，本研究旨在评估三级医疗机构中长期护理患者中CAM的使用水平及其预测因素。

方法

这是一项横断面研究，在乔斯大学教学医院对176名接受慢性疾病治疗的患者采用定量数据收集方法进行。使用Epi Info统计软件7版进行数据分析，<0.05的值被认为具有统计学意义。

结果

受访者的中位年龄为50岁（四分位间距30 - 84岁），其中83人（47.2%）年龄在51岁及以上。72人（40.9%）报告使用了CAM，其中草药制剂在56人（77.8%）的受访者中排名最高。无副作用（比值比=2.23；95%置信区间=1.6918 - 3.2135）和与文化的一致性（比值比=4.46；95%置信区间=1.4695 - 6.1851）被确定为CAM使用的预测因素。