Journal of Traditional Medical Complementary Therapies

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The Prevalence of the Herbal Medicine Use in the South of Turkey
Türkiye'nin Güneyinde Bitkisel İlaç Kullanımının Prevalansı
Özkan GÖRGÜLÜa
aDepartment of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Kırşehir Ahi Evran University Faculty of Medicine, Kırşehir, TURKEY
J Tradit Complem Med. 2020;3(3):311-8
doi: 10.5336/jtracom.2020-74555
Article Language: EN
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ABSTRACT
 Objective: In this study, it was aimed to investigate the frequency of herbal medicine (HM) use, the factors affecting the use of HM and from where information about the use of HM was obtained. Material and Methods: The study was conducted in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey. All data were gathered between the dates 01/Feb/2016 and 15/Feb/2017 through a survey developed by the researchers. Results: In the study where 956 people have participated, the frequency of HM use was determined to be 53.73%. A significant relation was determined between HM use and gender, marital status, place of birth, education, family income and working status (p0.05). The participants have specified that they use mostly Tilia sp. (13.2%) and 9.20% reported that they faced the adverse effect of HM use. Conclusion: As is the case in all over the world, it is determined that HM use is also prevalent in Turkey. To meet this increasing demand in HM consumption in a more controlled and secure way, the use of HM should be included in the national health system. Herbal medicine licensing and sales control should be done in accordance with the regulations published by Ministry of Health, Turkey Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency. In this sense, the only authorized institution should be Ministry of Health.

Keywords: Herbal medicine; prevalence; attitude; behavior; complemantary alternative therapy; phytotherapy; public health
ÖZET
 Amaç: Bu çalışmada, Türkiye'nin güneyinde yaşayan 18 yaş ve üzeri kişilerde bitkisel ilaç (HM) kullanım sıklığı, HM kullanımı üzerinde etkili olan faktörlerin tespit edilmesi ve HM kullanımı ile ilgili bilgilerin nereden temin edildiği araştırılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışma, Türkiye'nin Doğu Akdeniz Bölgesi'nde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Tüm veriler araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen bir anket ile 01/Şubat/ 2016 ve 2015/Şubat/2017 tarihleri arasında toplanmıştır. Bulgular: 956 kişinin katıldığı çalışmada HM kullanım sıklığı %53.73 olarak belirlendi. HM kullanımı ile cinsiyet, medeni durum, doğum yeri, eğitim, aile geliri ve çalışma durumu arasında anlamlı ilişki saptandı (p0,05). Katılımcılar en çok ıhlamur (Tilia sp.) tüketmektedir (%13,2). Katılımcıların %9,20'si HM kullanımının kötü etkisi ile karşılaştıklarını bildirmiştir. Sonuç: Tüm dünyada olduğu gibi Türkiye'de HM kullanımının yaygın olduğu tespit edilmiştir. HM tüketimindeki bu artan talebi daha kontrollü ve güvenli bir şekilde karşılamak için HM kullanımı ulusal sağlık sistemi içerisine dahil edilmelidir. Bitkisel ilaçların ruhsatlandırılması ve satışının denetimi Sağlık Bakanlığı Türkiye İlaç ve Tıbbi Cihaz Kurumu tarafından yayınlanan yönetmeliklere göre yapılmalıdır. Bu anlamda tek yetkili kurum Sağlık Bakanlığı olmalıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Bitkisel tıp; prevalans; tutum; davranış; tamamlayıcı alternatif tedavi; fitoterapi; halk sağlığı
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