Herbal Medicine Use and Determinant Factors Among HIV/AIDS Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Shiferaw A., Baye A. M., Amogne W., Feyissa M.

HIV AIDS-RESEARCH AND PALLIATIVE CARE, vol.12, pp.941-949, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 12
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.2147/hiv.s283810
  • Journal Name: HIV AIDS-RESEARCH AND PALLIATIVE CARE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, EMBASE, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.941-949
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: The use of herbal medicine is common among HIV/AIDS patients due to chronic nature of the disease. However, the data are scarce on the extent of herbal medicine use and associated factors among HIV/AIDS patients while on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Ethiopia.