Potential factors that influence usage of complementary and alternative medicine worldwide: a systematic review

M Tangkiatkumjai, H Boardman, DM Walker - … medicine and therapies, 2020 - Springer
Objectives To determine similarities and differences in the reasons for using or not using
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) amongst general and condition-specific …

Indigenous traditional knowledge of medicinal plants used by herbalists in treating opportunistic infections among people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda

G Anywar, E Kakudidi, R Byamukama… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Currently, more than two thirds of the world's 36.9 million
people living with HIV/AIDS reside in Sub-Saharan Africa. Opportunistic infections (OI) …

Prevalence of herbal and traditional medicine in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 20-year studies

N Tuasha, S Fekadu, S Deyno - Systematic Reviews, 2023 - Springer
Background The widely accepted prevalence of traditional medicine (TM) in Ethiopia was
about 80%, of which 95% were sourced from plants. The purpose of this study was to update …

Medicinal plants used by traditional medicine practitioners to boost the immune system in people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda

G Anywar, E Kakudidi, R Byamukama… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction People living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) widely use medicinal plants for boosting
immunity and managing infections. The aim of this study was to document the medicinal …

Barriers to accessing HIV Care Services in Host low and Middle Income Countries: views and experiences of Indonesian male ex-migrant workers living with HIV

NK Fauk, HA Gesesew, AL Seran, C Raymond… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Migrant populations are one of the vulnerable groups to HIV transmission and its
consequences. They are also reported to experience delayed entry or linkage into HIV …

Healthcare professionals' knowledge and behaviors regarding drug–dietary supplement and drug–herbal product interactions

Z Stanojević-Ristić, I Mrkić, A Ćorac… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Given the widespread use of dietary supplements (DS) and herbal products (HP), healthcare
professionals (HCPs) will increasingly encounter patients who use these preparations with …

Complementary and alternative medicine use among elderly patients living with chronic diseases in a teaching hospital in Ethiopia

AA Ayele, HG Tegegn, KT Haile, SA Belachew… - … therapies in medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among patients with
chronic diseases has grown rapidly worldwide. Yet, little has been known about CAM use by …

Traditional Human Immunodeficiency Virus treatment and family and social influence as barriers to accessing HIV care services in Belu, Indonesia

NK Fauk, L Mwanri, K Hawke, PR Ward - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Access to HIV care services, including antiretroviral therapy (ART), is essential for improving
health outcomes of people living with HIV (PLHIV) and reducing HIV transmission and AIDS …

Attention/working memory, learning and memory in adult Cameroonians: Normative data, effects of HIV infection and viral genotype

GD Kanmogne, JY Fonsah, A Umlauf… - Journal of the …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Objective: There is lack of Cameroonian adult neuropsychological (NP) norms, limited
knowledge concerning HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa, and …

Prevalence, Perception and Predictors of Concomitant Herbal Medicine Use among HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Patients in Metekel Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross …

M Feyissa, T Gedif Fenta, K Asres… - Evidence‐Based …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. The use of herbal medicine is common in Ethiopia. However, evidence on the
extent and predictors of concomitant use of herbal medicine with conventional treatment …