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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Practitioners in Nigeria Towards the Use of Plants/Herbal Medicines in the Management of COVID-19

*Jemilat A. Ibrahim, Kevwe B. Esievo, Omolola T. Fatokun, Obi P. Adigwe.

Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of Nigerian health care practitioners regarding the use of herbal medications in the therapy of COVID-19.
This was an online survey of Nigerian healthcare practitioners. To assess the level of relationship among research variables, descriptive statistics and chi-square tests were used. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Many (77.1%) respondents are aware of claims of the use of herbal medicines for COVID-19, 22.9% of the respondents reported that herbal medicines can be used as cure for COVID-19 while 41.8% believed that herbal medicines can only be used to manage COVID-19 and its symptoms. Most (67.3%) respondents were of the opinion that herbal medicine use for the management of COVID-19 is controversial while 53.3% reported that the use of herbal medicine to manage COVID-19 cannot be substantiated. Majority (79.6%) doctors, (85.4%) nurses and 84.3% (pharmacist) were willing to support research into safety and efficacy of herbal medicines to manage COVID-19.
Respondents' observed knowledge of the usage of herbal remedies for COVID-19 could be attributed to the growing awareness in herbal-based products/medicines.

Key words: COVID-19; Herbal medicines; Healthcare practitioners


 
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Ibrahim JA, Esievo KB, Fatokun OT, Adigwe OP. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Practitioners in Nigeria Towards the Use of Plants/Herbal Medicines in the Management of COVID-19. J Complement Med Res. 2023; 14(2): 157-163. doi:10.5455/jcmr.2023.14.02.24


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Ibrahim JA, Esievo KB, Fatokun OT, Adigwe OP. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Practitioners in Nigeria Towards the Use of Plants/Herbal Medicines in the Management of COVID-19. https://www.jocmr.com/?mno=120577 [Access: May 26, 2023]. doi:10.5455/jcmr.2023.14.02.24


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Ibrahim JA, Esievo KB, Fatokun OT, Adigwe OP. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Practitioners in Nigeria Towards the Use of Plants/Herbal Medicines in the Management of COVID-19. J Complement Med Res. 2023; 14(2): 157-163. doi:10.5455/jcmr.2023.14.02.24



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Ibrahim JA, Esievo KB, Fatokun OT, Adigwe OP. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Practitioners in Nigeria Towards the Use of Plants/Herbal Medicines in the Management of COVID-19. J Complement Med Res. (2023), [cited May 26, 2023]; 14(2): 157-163. doi:10.5455/jcmr.2023.14.02.24



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Ibrahim, J. A., Esievo, . K. B., Fatokun, . O. T. & Adigwe, . O. P. (2023) Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Practitioners in Nigeria Towards the Use of Plants/Herbal Medicines in the Management of COVID-19. J Complement Med Res, 14 (2), 157-163. doi:10.5455/jcmr.2023.14.02.24



Turabian Style

Ibrahim, Jemilat A., Kevwe B. Esievo, Omolola T. Fatokun, and Obi P. Adigwe. 2023. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Practitioners in Nigeria Towards the Use of Plants/Herbal Medicines in the Management of COVID-19. Journal of Complementary Medicine Research, 14 (2), 157-163. doi:10.5455/jcmr.2023.14.02.24



Chicago Style

Ibrahim, Jemilat A., Kevwe B. Esievo, Omolola T. Fatokun, and Obi P. Adigwe. "Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Practitioners in Nigeria Towards the Use of Plants/Herbal Medicines in the Management of COVID-19." Journal of Complementary Medicine Research 14 (2023), 157-163. doi:10.5455/jcmr.2023.14.02.24



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Ibrahim, Jemilat A., Kevwe B. Esievo, Omolola T. Fatokun, and Obi P. Adigwe. "Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Practitioners in Nigeria Towards the Use of Plants/Herbal Medicines in the Management of COVID-19." Journal of Complementary Medicine Research 14.2 (2023), 157-163. Print. doi:10.5455/jcmr.2023.14.02.24



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Ibrahim, J. A., Esievo, . K. B., Fatokun, . O. T. & Adigwe, . O. P. (2023) Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Health Care Practitioners in Nigeria Towards the Use of Plants/Herbal Medicines in the Management of COVID-19. Journal of Complementary Medicine Research, 14 (2), 157-163. doi:10.5455/jcmr.2023.14.02.24