Concomitant Use of Herbal and Conventional Medicines among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 7

Herbal medicines’ effectiveness perception and the method of side effect aversion of respondents in selected public hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 288).

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Effectiveness perception
Yes	199	69.1
No	89	30.9
Side-effect experience
Yes	40	13.9
No	248	86.1
Type of side effects
GI problem	5	12.5
Vomiting	8	20.0
Headache	8	20.0
Diarrhea	5	12.5
Tiredness	5	12.5
Constipation	14	35.0
Abdominal pain	5	12.5
Others	8	20.0
Actions to avert side effect
Consulted the health professional	10	25.0
Discontinued using herbal medicine	24	60.0
Consulted the herbalist	3	7.5
No action	3	7.5

Multiple responses were possible.