Cost of Traditional Herbal Medicines for Noncommunicable Diseases in Rural and Urban Communities in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorGail Denise, Hughes
dc.contributor.authorOluwaseyi Mayode, Aboyade
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-15T13:24:48Z
dc.date.available2022-09-15T13:24:48Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractObjectives: This study assessed traditional herbal medicine (THM) and conventional medicine (CM) utilization among par- participants with a noncommunicable diseases in South Africa. Methods: A cross-sectional study of the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiological study collected data through face-to- face interviews using structured questionnaires in 2014. Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate logistic regression were used to determine the effect of sociodemographic and economic factors on THM and CM use. All statistical analyses were conducted using the statistical computing and graphics language “R.” Results: Of the total 417 randomly selected participants in this study, 85% were females, 95% with no health insurance, and 81% with monthly incomes of ,2000 rand (R) ($137 equivalent) per month. Moreover, 73% spend ,R100 per month (6.85 US dollar conversion) on THM compared with 46% of families spending ,R100 on CM last year; 7% spent .5% of their income on THM, and 10% say they are willing to pay .R500 per year on THM to feel better. Age was significantly associated with different spending patterns after controlling for other demographic factors, given that older adults were 82% (odds ratio 0.18; 95% confidence interval 0.02-0.93) less likely to pay .R100 for THM whereas younger adults were 59% (odds ratio 0.41; 95% confidence interval 0.17-0.97) less likely to pay for CM. Conclusions: The cost of using THM and CM largely differed by age. The economic insight into this study reveals individuals more willing to pay for THM to payors, which can ultimately clue payors into areas for medication optimization from po- tential drug-drug interactions and adverse events and, therefore, reduce healthcare costs.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHughes, G. D., Aboyade, O. M., Okonji, O. C., Clark, B., Bawa, W. A., Xavier, C., & Rasu, R. S. (2022). Cost of traditional herbal medicines for noncommunicable diseases in rural and urban communities in south africa. Value in Health Regional Issues, 29, 66-75. doi:10.1016/j.vhri.2021.08.006en_US
dc.identifier.uri10.1016/j.vhri.2021.08.006
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/7895
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Inc.en_US
dc.subjectcomplementary and alternative medicineen_US
dc.subjectcost analysisen_US
dc.subjecteconomic evaluationen_US
dc.subjectintegrative medicineen_US
dc.subjectnon- communicable diseasesen_US
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.subjectwillingness to payen_US
dc.titleCost of Traditional Herbal Medicines for Noncommunicable Diseases in Rural and Urban Communities in South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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