Preference and Practice of Traditional Medicine and Associated Factors in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia

Chali, Belachew Umeta; Hasho, Abush; Berhanu, Nimona

doi:10.1155/2021/9962892

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“…Elders, who stayed for many years in the given area, usually requested a small amount of money, cash 0.0313–6.26 US$. This study disagrees with the study for Jimma town of Ethiopia whose income range is 50.1–250.5US$ [ 70 ] and Bui Division of Cameroon 5–100 US$ per month [ 77 ]. This is because of the formation of social intimacy (marriage and relativity, colleagues) that their year age and their years of stay in the area increase.…”

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“…It also has influence on other imperative plants and allied community information, and culture and lifestyles. This agrees with the report to Jimma in Ethiopia [ 70 ]. The computational result showed that traditional healing practice incorporates a strong correlation with distance from a health center and urban areas.…”

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“…Most people of low income cannot afford the price of modern medication; they prefer the cheapness and effectiveness. This agrees with the report to Jimma in Ethiopia [ 70 ] and among the Samia of Funyula Division, Busia District, Kenya [ 19 ]. This can be because the practice of time-honored remedy within the study area faced lots of challenges since the beginning of modern medication.…”

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confidence: 92%

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Ethnobotany of traditional medicinal plants and associated indigenous knowledge in Dawuro Zone of Southwestern Ethiopia

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Asfaw

Nemomissa

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J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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Background The study aimed at documenting the indigenous and local knowledge and use of traditional medicinal plants for treating human and livestock ailments in Dawuro Zone of Ethiopia. Methods A survey was conducted among traditional healers and native administrators through discussion, interviews, and field observations. The snowball sampling technique was used to select 384 traditional healers in purposefully selected 50 villages spanning seven districts for face-to-face individual interviews. The chi-square test was applied to establish associations between traditional healers’ demographics, the distance between the village site and the nearest natural forest and a health center, and SPSS V.20 software was used for the analysis. Results The traditional healers of the study area reported the use of 274 traditional medicinal plant species belonging to 217 genera and 82 families. Asteraceae (11.68%), Fabaceae (9.49%), and Lamiaceae (9.12%) were the foremost frequently used families. Herb species (54.8%) and leaves (65%) were predominantly sourced from the wild environment. The quantity of medicinal plants used (x2 = 278.368, df = 20, P = 0.000) and years of (experience in) traditional healing using herbs (x2 = 76.358, df = 10, P = 0.000) varied with distance from the natural forests. The service charge for healing had strong positive association (x2 = 24.349, df = 5, P = 0.000) with healer’s age (x2 = 309.119, df = 184, P = 0.000) and educational level (x2 = 851.230, df = 598, P = 0.000) with distance of traditional healer's residence from the medical institution. The agricultural activities, urbanization, low or no charge for the healing service, the secrecy and oral transfer of the knowledge, and the demand for medicinal and other multiple purposes species were some of the factors threatening the resource and the associated knowledge as well as the service in the study area. Conclusion There are diversified traditional medicinal plants applied for healthcare of the community and domestic animals of the study area. The source of remedies mostly depends on herbs of natural forests, and the leaf was the most frequently used plant part. Developing conservation intervention and sustainable systems of utilization is needed for multipurpose medicinal plants. Finally, integrating with modern system and formalizing, legalizing, and capacitating the traditional medicine practitioners are needed for access of primary healthcare systems to rural communities.

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“…It should be noted that for primary health needs, a large part of the African population resorts to traditional medicine, whose remedies mostly come from plant origin [6,10]. The preference for these remedies is due to their accessibility and their low cost [11,12]. This use has increased with the emergence of COVID-19.…”

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Potential Emergence of Plasmodium Resistance to Artemisinin Induced by the Use of Artemisia annua for Malaria and COVID-19 Prevention in Sub-African Region

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“…This may be a reflection of the religious and cultural beliefs in the study setting. In a study by Chali, Hasho and Koricha ( 2021 ), 81.5% of the respondents practised traditional medicine use. Affordability, religious affiliation and distance from home were some reasons for their preference for traditional medicine.…”

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Knowledge, beliefs and intentions of African men in the Free State about prostate cancer screening

Benedict

Steinberg

Claassen

et al. 2022

Health SA Gesondheid

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Background: African men are less likely to participate in prostate cancer (PCa) screening, which may be beneficial to some of them. Gaps in knowledge, cultural factors and beliefs are associated with their screening intentions.Aim: To determine the knowledge, cultural factors and screening intentions of African males regarding PCa screening.Setting: The study was conducted among African men attending randomly selected primary healthcare clinics in the Free State province.Methods: An analytical, cross-sectional survey using self-administered questionnaires developed in line with the Theory of Planned Behaviour constructs.Results: Of the 389 respondents, 18.3% had ever been screened for PCa with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing and 6.2% by digital rectal examination (DRE). About a quarter (24.4%) of the respondents had knowledge scores ≥ 50%. Factors associated with greater intent to screen for PCa were lower degree of fear/apprehension of PCa screening (mean score = 2.03; p 0.001), higher perceived benefits of PCa screening (mean score = 2.69; p = 0.002), lower perceived situational barriers to PCa screening (mean score = 2.03; p = 0.006) and higher perceived risk of getting PCa (mean score = 2.66; p = 0.024).Conclusion: The observed low level of knowledge and practice of PCa screening among the respondents could be enhanced through PCa awareness strategies targeted at these men or those that could influence their decision making, especially healthcare providers. Factors that enhance screening intentions should be promoted.Contribution: This study improves on the scarce literature on factors associated with African men’s PCa screening intention.

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Preference and Practice of Traditional Medicine and Associated Factors in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia

Cited by 22 publications

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Ethnobotany of traditional medicinal plants and associated indigenous knowledge in Dawuro Zone of Southwestern Ethiopia

Ethnobotany of traditional medicinal plants and associated indigenous knowledge in Dawuro Zone of Southwestern Ethiopia

Potential Emergence of Plasmodium Resistance to Artemisinin Induced by the Use of Artemisia annua for Malaria and COVID-19 Prevention in Sub-African Region

Knowledge, beliefs and intentions of African men in the Free State about prostate cancer screening

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