Traditionalmedicine practices among communitymembers with chronic kidney disease innorthern Tanzania: An ethnomedical survey

BMC Nephrology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Stanifer, John W ^a   Lunyera, Joseph ^a   Boyd, David ^a   Karia, Francis ^b   Maro, Venance ^b   Omolo, Justin ^c   Patel, Uptal D ^a,d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Tanzania)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^d DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Ethnopharmacology; Herbal medicine; Non communicable diseases; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; COMMIFORA AFRICANA EXTRACT; CYMBOPOGON CITRULLUS EXTRACT; PERSEA AMERICANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZANTHOXYLUM CHALYBEUM EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ADULT; ALOE VERA; AVOCADO; BARK; BIOMEDICINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMIFORA AFRICANA; CYMBOPOGON; CYMBOPOGON CITRULLUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FEVER; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TANZANIA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ZANTHOXYLUM; ZANTHOXYLUM CHALYBEUM; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; ALOE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMIPHORA; MIDDLE AGED; PERSEA; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RISK FACTOR; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOE; COMMIPHORA; CYMBOPOGON; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PERSEA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT; ZANTHOXYLUM;

EID: 84944705316     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12882-015-0161-y     Document Type: Review

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