MANAGEMENT OF FEVER BY TRADITIONAL AND MODERN MEDICINE IN THE NDÉ DIVISION: COMPARATIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY (original) (raw)
Fever is one of the reasons for consultation in Cameroon. Malaria and typhoid fever are the first incriminated, constitute public health problems in Cameroon. In Bangangté's Health District, these two diseases ar This study aims to describe the management of fever by traditional medicine and modern medicine in order to explore the possibilities of collaboration. The met study with a sample of 65 patients and 50 health care providers. The data collections tools used was the questionnaires and the interview's protocol, their practices and their opinions of the care of othe also investigated the in vitro efficacy of traditional therapeutics on conducted in hospitals and traditional healers in the department of Ndé during the period from 02 to 30 th June 2018.The patients malaria in the hospital and a mixture of several plants, parts of plants and eggs usually used by traditional healers. The treatment follow medicine relies more than we think on modern medicine for clinical diagnosis of diseases but, especially for Para clinics. There are informals exchange of patients between these two systems of medicine. The follow up of the patients in the two systems shows that, in traditional medicine, for these diseases, fever drops as from the second day of treatment whereas with the modern medicine, it is necessary to wait three to four days to observe an improvement. At the 15 Protocols. It appears that the treatment of typhoid with a juice of yolk and that of malaria by a tea made from tuna speciase effective. An extract based on the potion used to treat typhoid has a bactericidal activity, were better for Salmonella typhi clinical trials deserves to be undertaken on galenic preparations ensuring a better stability of these preparations. Based on this conclusion, we recommendates to health sector de that, traditional medicine which is often closer to the population, can be integrated into the medicine's modern circuit for more effective care of patients as in West Africa (Senegal) for example.
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