Attitude and practice toward traditional medicine among hypertensive patients on follow-up at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Traditional medicine has been used for the management of common mild conditions such as headache, diarrhea, and common cold as well as in the treatment of chronic diseases including hypertension. The usage of this medicine is regarded as acceptably safe with most Ethiopian people. Attitude and practices toward traditional medicine are crucial elements of hypertension control and its favorable outcome expectation. This study aimed at assessing the attitude and practice toward traditional medicine among hypertensive patients on follow-up at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia.

Method

Facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted from 1^st December 2020 to 30^th December 2020 among 173 hypertensive patients. A consec

SUBMITTER: Aferu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8928343 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature