Open AccessPrevalence and factors associated with the use of traditional medicines among human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients in Sokoto, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Oche Mansur Oche,
Umar Saeed,
Remi Abiola Oladigbolu,
Karuthan Chinna
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/aam.aam_39_17
Subject(s) - medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , cross sectional study , developing country , population , antiretroviral therapy , alternative medicine , pediatrics , traditional medicine , environmental health , viral load , pathology , economics , economic growth
In resource-scarce settings like Nigeria, access to conventional drugs and antiretroviral therapy (ART) is highly limited, hence the resort to use of traditional herbal medicine by a significant number of people living with human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) (PLWHAs). Traditional medicine (TM) continues to provide health coverage for most of the people in developing countries, and it is equally becoming increasingly popular in western countries.