The patterns of herbal medicine use in the United Arab Emirates; A national study.

IF 2.4 Q3 PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY

Pharmacy Practice-Granada Pub Date : 2022-07-01 Epub Date: 2022-08-18 DOI:10.18549/PharmPract.2022.3.2698

Nadia Al Mazrouei, Ahmad Z Al Meslamani, Rand Alajeel, Ghaid Alghadban, Neda Ansari, Maisoun Al Kaabi, Adel Sadeq, Rana Ibrahim, Osama Mohamed Ibrahim

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Objectives: To examine the pattern, nature, and attitude towards herbal medicines usage in the UAE.

Methods: A cross-sectional national questionnaire was distributed over five weeks in 7 emirates of UAE: The questioner was constructed using an online platform and delivered randomly to 448 adults in the UAE. The data collection technique adopted for this study was a convenient sampling. SPSS version 24 was used for statistical analysis.

Results: Among participants, 98.7% used herbal medicines (HMs), and respondents who aged between 18 and 24 years were more likely to use HMs. Participant were mainly female (70.3%), with fair health status (55%), and participant with chronic disease were significantly less likely to use HM (10.9%). The majority of herbal medicine users believed herbal medicine were harmless, because they were derivatives of natural products. The findings of this study reported that many participants use HMs to enhance immunity (26.8%), and for relaxation (23.5%).

Conclusion: Despites the risk of adverse-effects, many participants in this study are regular users for HMs and have perception that 89 may cure or prevent COVID-19. Therefore, awareness-raising campaigns that target HM users are essential to mitigate any unwanted consequences.

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阿拉伯联合酋长国草药的使用模式；一项全国性研究。

目的：调查阿联酋对草药使用的模式、性质和态度。本研究采用的数据收集技术是一种方便的抽样方法。采用SPSS 24版软件进行统计分析。结果：在参与者中，98.7%的人使用草药，年龄在18至24岁之间的受访者更有可能使用草药。参与者主要是女性（70.3%），健康状况尚可（55%），患有慢性病的参与者使用HM的可能性显著降低（10.9%）。大多数草药使用者认为草药是无害的，因为它们是天然产物的衍生物。本研究的结果表明，许多参与者使用HMs来增强免疫力（26.8%）和放松（23.5%）。结论：尽管存在不良影响的风险，本研究的许多参与者都是HMs的经常使用者，并认为89可以治愈或预防新冠肺炎。因此，针对HM用户的提高认识活动对于减轻任何不必要的后果至关重要。

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Pharmacy Practice-Granada PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY-

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3.90

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4.00%

发文量

113

审稿时长

20 weeks

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