塞拉利昂埃博拉幸存者医疗利用与传统医学使用数据

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• 源站标题：Pattern of health care utilization and traditional and complementary medicine use among Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone
• DOI：10.1371/journal.pone.0223068
• 发布日期：2019-09-27
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• 源站页面：https://plos.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Pattern_of_health_care_utilization_and_traditional_and_complementary_medicine_use_among_Ebola_survivors_in_Sierra_Leone/9914969

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数据说明

Background
It is well established that Ebola Survivors experience a myriad of physical and psychological sequelae. However, little is known about how they seek care to address their health needs. Our study determines the current healthcare seeking behaviour among Ebola survivors and determines the prevalence, pattern of use and correlates of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) use among Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone.
Methods
We conducted a nationwide questionnaire survey among a cross-sectional sample of Ebola Survivors in Sierra Leone between January and August 2018. We employed descriptive statistics, chi-square test, Fisher exact two-tailed test and backward stepwise binary regression analysis for data analysis. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results
Ebola Survivors who participated in our study (n = 358), visited a healthcare provider (n = 308, 86.0%), self-medicated with conventional medicines (n = 255, 71.2%) and visited a private pharmacy outlet (n = 141, 39.4%). Survivors also self-medicated with T&CM products (n = 107, 29.9%), concurrently self-medicated with conventional and T&CM products (n = 62, 17.3%), and visited a T&CM practitioner (n = 41, 11.5%). Almost half of (n = 163, 45.5%) Ebola survivors reported using T&CM treatments for post ebola related symptoms and non-Ebola related symptoms since their discharge from an Ebola treatment centre. Ebola survivors who considered their health to be fair or poor (AOR = 4.08; 95%CI: 2.22–7.50; pConclusion
Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone employ a myriad of healthcare options including T&CM in addressing their healthcare needs. Researchers, health policy makers and healthcare providers should be aware of the substantial role of T&CM in the health seeking of survivors, and this topic that should be factored into future research, policy formulation and implementation as well as routine practice regarding Ebola survivors.

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学术使用请引用 DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0223068（source: https://plos.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Pattern_of_health_care_utilization_and_traditional_and_complementary_medicine_use_among_Ebola_survivors_in_Sierra_Leone/9914969）。