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. 2021 Jun;10(6):2386-2393.
doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2475_20. Epub 2021 Jul 2.

Prevalence, knowledge, and perception about the use of herbal medicines jazan - Saudi Arabia

Amani Osman Abdelmola  1 , Ahmed Bahri  1 , Ismail Abuallut  1 , Basmah A Refaei  2 , Walaa K Hakami  2 , Alhanouf K Abutaleb  2 , Salwa M Mahzari  2 , Mariam A Mashragi  2 , Shahad A Es'haq  2 , Khadijah F Aldarbi  2
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Prevalence, knowledge, and perception about the use of herbal medicines jazan - Saudi Arabia

Amani Osman Abdelmola et al. J Family Med Prim Care. 2021 Jun.

Abstract

Aim: This study aimed to assess the prevalence, knowledge and perception of Jazan province residents about traditional herbal medication.

Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was done on 440 Saudi residents using an electronically distributed questionnaire. The questionnaire included 39 items divided into 4 parts. Data collected were about demographic characters, knowledge and perception about HM, and HM usage among participants.

Results: Most of the participants used HM for therapeutic purposes (80.9%) and (29.5%) believed that mixing herbs together led to more effective results. The participants agreed to a very high degree that inherited culture plays an important role in HM use, however (84.5%) of them never used herbs. The participants used herbs mostly for treatment of diabetes mellitus representing (37%) and hypertension (20.5%). Age, marital status, and the job of participants had a statistically significant effect on participants' views about HM. While, gender, educational level, income, place of residence and chronic diseases had no statistically significant effect.

Conclusion: The highest percentage of the participants used HM for therapeutic purposes. Increasing awareness of Saudi population about instructions and restrictions when using HM is greatly needed.

Keywords: Herbal; Jazan; knowledge; medicine; perception; prevalence.

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