Pattern of Traditional Medicine Utilization among HIV/AIDS Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy at a University Hospital in Northwestern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Type of herbal medicine used</td><td class="align_center">Frequency (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Mixture of spices</td><td class="align_center">4 (8.33)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Black cumin <i>(Nigella sativa)</i></td><td class="align_center">11 (22.92)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ginger <i>(Zingiber officinale)</i></td><td class="align_center">5 (10.42)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Garlic <i>(Allium sativum)</i></td><td class="align_center">6 (12.5)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Moringa <i>(Moringa oleifera)</i></td><td class="align_center">10 (20.83)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Unspecified herbal products</td><td class="align_center">12 (25)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Types of herbal medicines taken by the patients using TCAM in the hospital, May 2014.

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Table 4: Pattern of Traditional Medicine Utilization among HIV/AIDS Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy at a University Hospital in Northwestern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study 

Table 4 | Pattern of Traditional Medicine Utilization among HIV/AIDS Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy at a University Hospital in Northwestern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study 