A Study to Determine the Prevelance of the use of Traditional Medicine to treat COVID 19 Related Symptoms in Kaoma District
| dc.contributor.author | MALAMBO, Kaluwe | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-16T07:17:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-02-16T07:17:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description | Research Report Public Health | |
| dc.description.abstract | The usage of traditional medicine in the treat Covid-19 related symptoms has been one of the major practice claims by most people in Zambia for the prevention and treatment of Covid 19. The weight of the Covid-19 pandemic has directed many people to opt or rather seek alternative treatment as preventives and treatment options such as herbal plants. The study intended at assessing the prevalence of the use of traditional medicine to treat Covid-19 related symptoms in Kaoma district. This quantitative study was conducted on 100 participants in Kaoma district in order to assess the prevalence of the use of traditional medicine to treat Covid-19 related symptoms. Participants were selected randomly and given closed ended questioners to give their response. In cases where participants had trouble understanding the questions, interpretations were given to them for better understanding. In order to reduce biasness, participants were randomly selected. After collecting data from different individuals, data was analysed using SPSS (statistical package for social sciences). Data was analyzed using SPSS version 25 (IBM SPSS statistical 25). Data was entered in an open IBM SPSS statistics analysis software. Data collected was entered in the variable and data view for the data to be analyzed. Around 97% of the participants had knowledge on how to use traditional medicine to treat Covid-19 related symptoms. The study recorded 79 individuals out of 100 participants that used traditional medicine to treat Covid-19 related symptoms and the study recorded 47% of the participants that used traditional medicine twice in a day to treat Covid 19 related symptoms. Most of the preparation of traditional medicine was done through boring of various plants and the rout of administration which was commonly used was through steaming. Factors such as socio-economic, education level and culture were highly associated with the use of traditional medicine. Different types of herbs were discovered, and the majority of the people indicated using the herbs to treat Covid-19 related symptoms. The study indicated that there were different types of roots and leaves used to treat the related symptoms to Covid-19. The most identified symptom before treating one was cough. A cough was the most identified symptom related to Covid-19 before giving an individual traditional medicine to treat their symptom. The study shows that the majority of the participants have been exposed to the use of traditional medicine. Considering the high frequency in the use of traditional medicine to treat Covid-19 related symptoms. it is therefore important to have the proper quantity for the medicine taken, hence it is important that pharmaceuticals work together to make sure that the health of the public is not harmed. Keywords: Traditional Medicine, Covid-19, Covid-19 related symptoms, prevalence of the use of Traditional Medicine. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Self | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://localhost:4000/handle/123456789/225 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.title | A Study to Determine the Prevelance of the use of Traditional Medicine to treat COVID 19 Related Symptoms in Kaoma District | |
| dc.type | Thesis |