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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among Jordanian patients with chronic diseases
Mayyada Wazaify1, Izzat Alawwa, Nada Yasein
1Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy,The University of Jordan, Queen Rania Al abdullah Street, 11942 Amman, Jordan.
Purpose:
This study explores the prevalence of herbal medicine use in a cohort of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), dyslipidemia and hypertension (HTN) in Jordan.
Methods:
The study took the form of a cross-sectional survey of patients attending the outpatient departments at The Jordan University Hospital (JUH), in Amman. The method was based on semi-structured questionnaire.
Results:
A total of 700 CKD, dyslipidemia and hypertension patients were interviewed. Of the participants, 7.6% (n = 53) reported using herbs. Most of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) users were older than 50 years of age (n = 42; 79.3%) and predominantly female (54.1%, n = 29). The majority of patients in this group had hypertension (n = 44, 83.0%), followed by dyslipidemia (n = 32, 60.4%). The most common herbal product to be used was Hibiscus sabdariffa (22.5%).
Conclusion:
This study confirmed that there is an appreciable prevalence of herbal use among patients with CKD, dyslipidemia and hypertension in Jordan.
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