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Awareness of herbal products among students at local university in Malaysia

Purpose: Herbal medicines are the most common type of traditional and complementary medicines (T & CM). T & CM have been used to diagnose and prevent diseases, restore the body’s function, and maintain or improve health. Malaysia has different ethnic groups with different beliefs an...

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Main Author: Helal Uddin, A.B.M.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2021
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QD Chemistry
RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/101332/1/International%20Coneference%20on%20Integrative%20Medicine%202021.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.1013322022-11-29T07:34:21Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/101332/ Awareness of herbal products among students at local university in Malaysia Helal Uddin, A.B.M. QD Chemistry RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology RS Pharmacy and materia medica Purpose: Herbal medicines are the most common type of traditional and complementary medicines (T & CM). T & CM have been used to diagnose and prevent diseases, restore the body’s function, and maintain or improve health. Malaysia has different ethnic groups with different beliefs and cultures. For the three dominant races, Malay, Chinese and Indian, traditional and herbal medicines are a long-standing practice. Hence, there is a common perception that the use of herbal products is better than the commercially available pharmaceutical drugs, which are deemed to contain harmful chemicals and have adverse side effects. This study aims to determine consumer’s usage of herbal products and the respondent’s perception of these product’s safety and efficacy. Method: A cross-sectional survey was performed using a self-administered questionnaire on a sample of 377 from different ethnic groups. Chi-square, Mann Whitney, Kruskal Wallis and Spearman correlation were applied for data analysis. Result: This study found significant differences in perception among the respondents from different ethnic backgrounds. Of 300 herbal product (np) users, Chinese (n=210) respondents are likely to consume natural products compare to Malay (n=54), ‘Others’ (n=34) and Indian (n=32). Malay respondents have a higher perception towards the safety of the products while Chinese respondents that herbal products might have lower nutritional value. Lastly, Indian respondents perceive that it is safer to consume natural products after consulting physicians and disagree that herbal products are more effective than conventional medicines. Conclusion: This study’s findings could help policymakers and health service providers to understand the pattern of herbal product consumption among Malaysians. 2021 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/101332/1/International%20Coneference%20on%20Integrative%20Medicine%202021.pdf Helal Uddin, A.B.M. (2021) Awareness of herbal products among students at local university in Malaysia. In: International Conference on integative ,edicine, 17-19 August 2021, USM, Penang.
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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topic QD Chemistry
RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RS Pharmacy and materia medica
spellingShingle QD Chemistry
RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Helal Uddin, A.B.M.
Awareness of herbal products among students at local university in Malaysia
description Purpose: Herbal medicines are the most common type of traditional and complementary medicines (T & CM). T & CM have been used to diagnose and prevent diseases, restore the body’s function, and maintain or improve health. Malaysia has different ethnic groups with different beliefs and cultures. For the three dominant races, Malay, Chinese and Indian, traditional and herbal medicines are a long-standing practice. Hence, there is a common perception that the use of herbal products is better than the commercially available pharmaceutical drugs, which are deemed to contain harmful chemicals and have adverse side effects. This study aims to determine consumer’s usage of herbal products and the respondent’s perception of these product’s safety and efficacy. Method: A cross-sectional survey was performed using a self-administered questionnaire on a sample of 377 from different ethnic groups. Chi-square, Mann Whitney, Kruskal Wallis and Spearman correlation were applied for data analysis. Result: This study found significant differences in perception among the respondents from different ethnic backgrounds. Of 300 herbal product (np) users, Chinese (n=210) respondents are likely to consume natural products compare to Malay (n=54), ‘Others’ (n=34) and Indian (n=32). Malay respondents have a higher perception towards the safety of the products while Chinese respondents that herbal products might have lower nutritional value. Lastly, Indian respondents perceive that it is safer to consume natural products after consulting physicians and disagree that herbal products are more effective than conventional medicines. Conclusion: This study’s findings could help policymakers and health service providers to understand the pattern of herbal product consumption among Malaysians.
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title Awareness of herbal products among students at local university in Malaysia
title_short Awareness of herbal products among students at local university in Malaysia
title_full Awareness of herbal products among students at local university in Malaysia
title_fullStr Awareness of herbal products among students at local university in Malaysia
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publishDate 2021
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/101332/1/International%20Coneference%20on%20Integrative%20Medicine%202021.pdf
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