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Information Sources And Use Of Traditional Medicine Among Farmers
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Some ailment that affects farmers’ in Edo and Delta states are:
Ailments
Malaria,
Coughs
Ulcers
Diabetics
High blood pressure
Joint and back pain
Hepatitis
Dysentery
Pneumonia
Indigestion
It
is interesting to note that farmers are less prone to arthritic
condition (Dr. Uwadiae, Orthopedic Surgeon of the Central Hospital,
Benin City, Edo State). An interview from Pax Herbal Magazine.
1.2 Statement of Problems
Health
care system contribute a major role in maintain good health. The study
was conducted to analyze the prevalence of preference of traditional
health care system in rural people in Edo and Delta States respectively.
Ill-health
is a great factor that brings about the absenteeism of individual at
work as well as the absence of farmers from the farm. The greatly
reduces farmers yield and income accruable from farm production due to
loss of man days at work which in turn increases the poverty level of
farmers. In order to prevent this, curative measures are used, in recent
times, there seems to be a drastic shift by some farmers from orthodox
drugs to herbal products in curing their ailment.
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