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| Title |
Herbal medicine use in the districts of Nakapiripirit, Pallisa, Kanungu, and Mukono in Uganda
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, September 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1746-4269-8-35 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
John RS Tabuti, Collins B Kukunda, Daniel Kaweesi, Ossy MJ Kasilo |
| Abstract |
Traditional medicine (TM) occupies a special place in the management of diseases in Uganda. Not with standing the many people relying on TM, indigenous knowledge (IK) related to TM is getting steadily eroded. To slow down this loss it is necessary to document and conserve as much of the knowledge as possible. This study was conducted to document the IK relevant to traditional medicine in the districts of Mukono, Nakapiripirit, Kanungu and Pallisa, in Uganda. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 29% |
| United States | 2 | 29% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 2 | 29% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 86% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 262 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 259 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 47 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 36 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 8% |
| Researcher | 18 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 15 | 6% |
| Other | 40 | 15% |
| Unknown | 85 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 46 | 18% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 35 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 15 | 6% |
| Chemistry | 10 | 4% |
| Other | 39 | 15% |
| Unknown | 95 | 36% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. 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 25 September 2023.
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#2,966,203
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Outputs from Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
#94
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#19,591
of 174,769 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
#2
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So far Altmetric has tracked 765 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 6.0. This one has done well, scoring higher than 87% of its peers.
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