Pattern and awareness of complementary and alternative medicine usage for otorhinolaryngological problems among residents in Ekiti State

Conclusion: This study showed that the prevalent of CAM usage in ORL is quite low in our setting, which represent about one-fifth of the respondents. Although respondents claimed that the system was efficacious, awareness to its usage was very low and there was no evidence to prove that the diagnosis were known before using CAM. The use of Orthodox method in treating Otorhinolaryngological ailments is still the best. We therefore recommend empirical studies on CAM in future.
Source: Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice - Category: Rural Health Authors: Source Type: research