NDLI: Why Urban Citizens in Developing Countries Use Traditional Medicines: The Case of Suriname

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Author	Andel, Tinde Van Carvalheiro, Luísa G.
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	The use of traditional medicines (TMs) among urban populations in developing countries and factors underlying people's decision to use TMs are poorly documented. We interviewed 270 adults in Paramaribo, Suriname, using a stratified random household sample, semistructured questionnaires, and multivariate analysis. Respondents mentioned 144 medicinal plant species, most frequently Gossypium barbadense, Phyllanthus amarus, and Quassia amara. 66% had used TMs in the previous year, especially people who suffered from cold, fever, hypertension, headache, uterus, and urinary tract problems. At least 22% combined herbs with prescription medicine. The strongest explanatory variables were health status, (transfer of) plant knowledge, and health status combined with plant knowledge. Other predictive variables included religion, marital status, attitude of medical personnel, religious opinion on TMs, and number of children per household. Age, gender, nationality, rural background, education, employment, income, insurance, and opinion of government or doctors had no influence. People's main motivation to use TMs was their familiarity with herbs. Given the frequent use of self-collected, home-prepared herbal medicine and the fact that illness and traditional knowledge predict plant use rather than poverty or a limited access to modern health care, the potential risks and benefits of TMs should be put prominently on the national public health agenda.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/687197
Starting Page	687197
File Format	PDF
ISSN	1741427X
e-ISSN	17414288
Journal	Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : eCAM
Volume Number	2013
Language	English
Publisher	Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publisher Date	2013-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights Holder	Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Subject Keyword	Complementary and alternative medicine Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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