Traditional medicine users in a treated chronic disease population: a cross-sectional study in Indonesia.
BMC Complement Med Ther
; 23(1): 120, 2023 Apr 14.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2296972
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Traditional medicine (TM) is commonly used as a treatment in Indonesia. This raises the need for an analysis of its potential development and irrational use. Therefore, we analyze the proportion of TM users among chronic disease patients and its associated characteristics to optimize the use of TM in Indonesia.METHODS:
A cross-sectional study of treated adult chronic disease patients was conducted using the fifth Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS-5) database. Descriptive analysis was used to identify the proportion of TM users, while a multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze their characteristics.RESULTS:
This study included 4901 subjects and identified 27.1% as TM users. The highest TM use was in subjects with cancer (43.9%), liver issues (38.3%), cholesterol issues (34.3%), diabetes (33.6%), and stroke (31.7%). Characteristics associated with TM users were a perception of one's current health as unhealthy (OR 2.59, 95% CI 1.76-3.81), low medication adherence (OR 2.49, 95% CI 2.17-2.85), age above 65 years (OR 2.17, 95% CI 1.63-2.90), having higher education (OR 1.64, 95% CI 1.17-2.29), and residence outside of Java (OR 1.27, 95% CI 1.11-1.45).CONCLUSIONS:
Low medication adherence among TM users highlights the potentially irrational use of treatment in chronic diseases. Nevertheless, the longstanding use of TM users indicates the potential for its development. Further studies and interventions are needed to optimize TM use in Indonesia.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Medicine, Traditional
Type of study:
Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Traditional medicine
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
BMC Complement Med Ther
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12906-023-03947-4
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