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Awareness and Perspective on Use and Integration of Traditional and Modern Medicine in a Rural Area of Sokoto State, Nigeria

OKAFOR, Henry Chukwuemeka (Department of Surgery, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki)
IKPEAMA, Osita John (Department of Public Health, Imo State University)
OKAFOR, Jane Nkechinyere (Biochemistry Department, Abia State University)
OKAFOR, Rita Ifeyinwa (Pharmacy Department, Abia State University Teaching Hospital)

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The Korean Journal of Food & Health Convergence / v.7, no.6, 2021 , pp. 9-16 More about this Journal

Abstract

There are two forms of medicine that have existed over time and are important in the delivery of expert health care. The forms of medicine are traditional and modern medicine. This study was aimed at assessing the awareness and perspective on the use and integration of traditional and modern medicine in a rural area of Sokoto State, Nigeria. Two hundred and seventy-one (271) respondents were recruited and a self-administered questionnaire on the awareness and perspective on use and integration of traditional and modern medicine was used to assess the participant's view. Among the participants, 200(73.8%) were females. The mean±SD age of respondents was 30.55±9.73 years. 80.8% of the respondents were aware of traditional medicine while 100% were aware of modern medicine. All respondents prefer modern medicine but about 28.8% support integration of both healthcare services. The results were considered significant when p-value was less than 0.005. There is a statistically significant relationship between the integration of traditional and modern forms of medicine and age, gender, religion, education, ethnicity and occupation but not for marital status. Though all the respondents preferred modern medicine to traditional medicine, some people still feel it will be good to combine both for a better healthcare system.

Keywords

wareness; Perspective; Integration; Traditional Medicine; Modern Medicine;

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