Laypeople's Perception of the Uses of Herbal Medicine | ||||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 11, Issue 2, July 2024, Page 247-260 PDF (556.4 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2024.379432 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Nora Elsaid1; Samar Abdelraoof2; Hanan Mohammed3 | ||||
| 1BSc. Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
| 3Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Herbal medicines are used worldwide mostly for treating different health-related problems and improving overall wellbeing since herbals are safer than conventional drug therapy. This study aimed to assess laypeople's perceptions of the uses of herbal medicine. Through a cross-sectional with an analytical component study design, 300 laypeople were conveniently involved from outpatient clinics at Samanoud Hospital affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Population. The researchers collected demographic and socio-economic characteristics and assessed the knowledge, self-reported practices, and attitudes of laypeople through four structured interview questionnaires and a structured interview scale. Results declare that 73.0% and 65.7% of laypeople had poor knowledge and improper selfpractice levels, respectively, regarding the uses of herbal medicine. In addition, 94.3% of laypeople had a positive attitude level. The researchers conclude that the highest percentages of laypeople have poor knowledge and improper self-reported practices regarding the use of herbal medicine, while most of them have a positive attitude level. Finally, the researchers recommend conducting health education programs via different methods toward the use of herbal medicine to improve the knowledge and practices of laypeople and creating health educational materials toward herbal medicine appropriate to laypeople attending outpatient clinics. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| community health nursing; herbal medicine; laypeople; perception | ||||
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