Traditional medicine use among rabies exposed individuals in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Worldwide, traditional medicine (TM) is an important and often underestimated part of health services. TM, of proven quality, safety, and efficacy, contributes to the goal of universal health coverage. However, no TM is approved worldwide for rabies treatment. Rabies is almost 100% fatal once symptomatic, leading to acute encephalitis. The challenges of rabies prevention and control in Ethiopia are multifaceted. Successful prevention and control of rabies requires the collaboration of important stakeholders with the One Health approach. But in Ethiopia, the one health model has missed a very important player in rabies control intervention, the traditional healers. This review aims to assess the proportion of individuals visiting traditional healers to provide evidence-ba

SUBMITTER: Asres GD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12273941 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature