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| Title |
Prevalence and factors associated with traditional herbal medicine use among patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy in Uganda
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, November 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-11-855 |
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| Authors |
Betty Namuddu, Joan N Kalyango, Charles Karamagi, Peter Mudiope, Samwel Sumba, Henry Kalende, Eric Wobudeya, Brian K Kigozi, Paul Waako |
| Abstract |
In Africa, herbal medicines are often used as primary treatment for Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) related problems. Concurrent use of traditional herbal medicines (THM) with antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) is widespread among HIV infected patients. However, the extent of THM use is not known in most settings in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed at determining the prevalence and factors associated with THM use among HIV infected patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) attending The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) in Uganda. TASO is a non-governmental organization devoted to offering HIV/AIDS care and treatment services in the population. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 129 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Ethiopia | 1 | <1% |
| Malawi | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 126 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 25 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 9% |
| Researcher | 11 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 10 | 8% |
| Other | 19 | 15% |
| Unknown | 32 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 37 | 29% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 18 | 14% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 10 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 11 | 9% |
| Unknown | 34 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. 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 29 January 2023.
All research outputs
#6,277,012
of 23,221,875 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#6,522
of 15,160 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#38,375
of 144,041 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#75
of 202 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 23,221,875 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 72nd percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 15,160 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 14.0. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 56% of its peers.
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We're also able to compare this research output to 202 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 62% of its contemporaries.