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| Title |
Prevalence and determinants of use of complementary and alternative medicine by hypertensive patients attending primary health care facilities in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional study
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| Published in |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, April 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12906-017-1722-3 |
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| Authors |
Aimée M. Lulebo, Mala A. Mapatano, Paulin B. Mutombo, Eric M. Mafuta, Gédéon Samba, Yves Coppieters |
| Abstract |
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo the control of hypertension is poor, characterized by an increasing number of reported cases of hypertension related complications. Poor control of hypertension is associated with non-adherence to antihypertensive medication. It is well established that the use of complementary and alternative medicine is one of the main factors of non-adherence to antihypertensive medication. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence and factors associated with the use of complementary and alternative medicine. A cross-sectional study was carried out at the Kinshasa Primary Health-care (KPHC) facilities network in November 2014. A structured interview questionnaire was administrated to a total of 280hypertensive patients. Complementary and alternative medicine were defined according to the National Institute of Health classification as a group of diverse medical and healthcare systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine. Data were summarized using proportion and mean (with standard deviation). The student's t test and χ(2) test were used respectively for mean and proportion comparison. Logistic regression analysis identified determinants of the use of complementary and alternative medicine. The prevalence of use of complementary and alternative medicine was 26.1% (95% CI: 20.7% - 31.8%).Determinants of use of complementary and alternative medicine included misperception about hypertension curability (OR = 2.1; 95%CI: 1.1-3.7) and experience of medication side effects (OR = 2.9; 95%CI: 1.7-5.1). The use of CAM for hypertensive patients is a major problem; antihypertensives with fewer side effects must be emphasized. Religious leaders must become involved in the communication for behavioral change activities to improve the quality of life for hypertensive patients. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 136 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 20 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 8% |
| Researcher | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 20 | 15% |
| Unknown | 51 | 37% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 21% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 25 | 18% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 7% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 7 | 5% |
| Unspecified | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 11 | 8% |
| Unknown | 53 | 39% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 February 2018.
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#14,931,166
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Outputs from BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
#1,849
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#184,642
of 309,841 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
#51
of 117 outputs
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