Awareness and attitude of mothers about herbal medicine used to treat children aged under 5 years in Shendi City, Sudan

Mariam Mohammed Elnageeb; Shireen Abdelfatah Mohmmed; Lmya Eltyeab Alhadi; Adeela Said Mohammed

dc.contributor.author	Mariam Mohammed Elnageeb
dc.contributor.author	Shireen Abdelfatah Mohmmed
dc.contributor.author	Lmya Eltyeab Alhadi
dc.contributor.author	Adeela Said Mohammed
dc.date.accessioned	2019-12-12T15:29:07Z
dc.date.available	2019-12-12T15:29:07Z
dc.date.issued	2019-12
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/999
dc.description	A cross-sectional study was conducted in Shendi City, Sudan, from August to December 2016 to ssess the awareness and attitude of mothers regarding herbal medicine used in treating children aged nder 5 years. A hundred participants were included and data were collected using a structured uestionnaire. Participants were found aware of the concept of using herbs as alternative medicine, ither as a replacement or adjuncts for treatment of mild illness such as a common cold, diarrhea and ough. The main reasons found for the use of herbs were their cheapness, availability and side effects ree. The important source of information about the nature of plants was from grandmothers and media. Finally, physicians and nurses recommended regulating lectures on herbal medicine and its ses in proper ways.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	A cross-sectional study was conducted in Shendi City, Sudan, from August to December 2016 to ssess the awareness and attitude of mothers regarding herbal medicine used in treating children aged nder 5 years. A hundred participants were included and data were collected using a structured uestionnaire. Participants were found aware of the concept of using herbs as alternative medicine, ither as a replacement or adjuncts for treatment of mild illness such as a common cold, diarrhea and ough. The main reasons found for the use of herbs were their cheapness, availability and side effects ree. The important source of information about the nature of plants was from grandmothers and media. Finally, physicians and nurses recommended regulating lectures on herbal medicine and its ses in proper ways.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Shendi University	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Shendi University Journal of Applied Science	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	2018 (2);37−40
dc.subject	Mother	en_US
dc.subject	herb medicine	en_US
dc.subject	attitude	en_US
dc.title	Awareness and attitude of mothers about herbal medicine used to treat children aged under 5 years in Shendi City, Sudan	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US