Aims: To investigate physicians' and pharmacists' views and behaviours about bush medicine (including personal use), as well as the factors that influence their attitudes. Also, to see if a video educational intervention has an effect on attitudes.
Introduction: In the Caribbean, the term "bush medicine" refers to medicinal plants that are commonly employed by traditional healers and is considered one part of traditional medicine.
The study used a cross-sectional design with registered physicians and pharmacists.
The study involved a total of 274 people: 134 pharmacists who were attending their first Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) of 2015 and 140 physicians who were attending their annual Medical Scientific Conference.
Methodology: A self-administered, pre-tested questionnaire was provided and collected, followed by a video intervention and a post-intervention questionnaire. Latent class cluster analysis was used to analyse the data, and the best-fitting model was selected primarily using the Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC). To evaluate connections with demographic characteristics and the impact of the intervention, researchers used logistic and multinomial regression, as well as Fisher's exact test.
The majority of the participants (56.4 percent) were between the ages of 20 and 30, and the majority (52 percent) had fewer than five years of professional experience. Pharmacists were more enthusiastic about herbal medicine than physicians. Patients should inform their physician/pharmacist about their use of bush medicine, according to the majority (99%), yet just 53% do so on a regular basis. More than half of those polled (52%) had tried bush medicine in the past, but just 38% had ever advocated it. Further than 90% of respondents said that clinical trials with bush medicine should be undertaken before it is utilised, and 88 percent wanted more training. Ethnicity, years of professional experience, and profession influenced views, and the intervention resulted in a more positive opinion about bush medicine.
Conclusion: While most participants expressed reservations about bush medicine, they were eager to learn more and were eager to participate in clinical trials. The content in the movie should be used as a framework for evidence-based clinical research and teaching at the tertiary level or future continuing education sessions.Author(S) Details
Ede Tyrell
Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Guyana, Guyana.
Karishma Jeeboo
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Guyana, Guyana.
Jewel Edmonson-Carter
Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Guyana, Guyana.
Troy Thomas
Department of Mathematics, Physics & Statistics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Guyana, Guyana.
Rajini Kurup
Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Guyana, Guyana.
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