Practices and attitudes of herbalists regarding informed consent in Uganda: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Informed consent (IC) is a fundamental principle in medical ethics that upholds respect for patient autonomy. Although widely applied in healthcare, its feasibility and implementation in herbal medicine have been underexplored. This study therefore aimed to explore the practices and attitudes of herbalists regarding informed consent.

Methods

To achieve these objectives, a qualitative cross-sectional study was conducted from June to December 2020. Twenty-one in-depth interviews with herbalists and four key informant interviews with leaders of the different traditional medicine organizations were conducted. The data were analyzed thematically using NVivo version 12 software.

Results

Sixteen of the twenty-one participants acquired oral herbal medicine knowledg

SUBMITTER: Nalubega S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11451237 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature