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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use and its Impact on Quality of Life among Cancer Patients in Freetown, Sierra Leone: Considerations for a Resource-Limited Setting
<p> </p> <p><span>Cancer patients are increasingly resorting to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to alleviate the effects of the disease and enhance their quality of life (QoL). However, to our knowledge, no study has investigated CAM use and its impact on QoL in patients with cancer in Sierra Leone. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of and associated factors with CAM use, and compare the quality of life between CAM users and non-users.</span></p> <p><span>This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at three health facilities in Freetown viz Connaught Hospital Ola During Children's Hospital, and the Water and Stone Clinic. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews, using an adapted questionnaire. The QoL was assessed using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer tool. Descriptive analysis was employed, and binary logistic regression tests were used to explore the associated factors of CAM use, with statistical significance set at p<0.05.</span></p> <p><span>In total, 204 participants completed the study. The prevalence of CAM use was 48.5%. Among the various CAMs examined in this study, herbal medicines (48.8%) followed by special foods (19.4%) were the most commonly used forms of CAM. The primary reason for CAM use was the management of cancer complications (43.4%). Over half of the CAM users did not disclose their CAM use to their doctors (53.5%). There was a statistically significant association between CAM use and tertiary education (AOR=2.68, 95%CI=1.31-5.49, p=0.007) and chemotherapy treatment (AOR=1.91, 95%CI= 1.06-3.46, p=0.032). There was no considerable impact of CAM on QoL, although financial difficulty was statistically significant among CAM users compared with non-CAM users.</span></p> <p><span>This study revealed that CAM use is prevalent among cancer patients, with herbal medicines being the most commonly used form, followed by special foods and prayers. <span> </span>Patients primarily obtain information about CAM from family, friends, and relatives, and most do not discuss CAM use with their doctors. Tertiary education and chemotherapy were found to be predictors of CAM use. Regarding the impact of CAM on QoL, only financial difficulty was statistically significant.</span></p>
FIGURE 4. a in New species and new records of Laboulbeniales (Ascomycota) from Sierra Leone
FIGURE 4. a: male thallus of Dimorphomyces decipiens. b: female thallus of D. decipiens with focus on the receptacle. c: Kainomyces alutellae with hyaline receptacle. d: K. alutellae with partially blackened receptacle. e: mature thallus of Laboulbenia camerunensis. f: immature thallus of L. camerunensis. g: Laboulbenia imitans. Scale bars: a = 25 μm; b, c, d, e, f, g = 50 μm.
FIGURE 3. a in New species and new records of Laboulbeniales (Ascomycota) from Sierra Leone
FIGURE 3. a: Laboulbenia insolita. b: upper portion of the perithecium of L. insolita. c: Laboulbenia kingsleyae from the type slide. d: Rhachomyces carbonii. e: Amphimyces cerylonis. f: Corethromyces rostellatus. g: Dimeromyces muticus. Scale bars: a, c, d, e, f, g = 50 μm; b = 25 μm.
FIGURE 2. a in New species and new records of Laboulbeniales (Ascomycota) from Sierra Leone
FIGURE 2. a: mouthparts of Amitermes evuncifer bearing thalli of Laboulbenia buccalis. b: paired thalli of Laboulbenia antemnalis: the female thallus (left) is immature; the male thallus bears a terminal antheridium (arrow) in which a spermatium is being formed; the tip bent sidewise is an artifact (paratype WR4281b). c: mature female thallus of L. antemnalis (paratype WR4281a). d: L. penetrans. Scale bars: a, c, d = 50 μm; b = 25 μm.
FIGURE 1. a in New species and new records of Laboulbeniales (Ascomycota) from Sierra Leone
FIGURE 1. a: Camptomyces africanus. b: Corethromyces golaensis. c: Corethromyces sp. d: mature thallus of Diaphoromyces minutissimus from the type slide. e: immature thallus of D. minutissimus from the type slide. f: paired male (left) and female (right) thalli of Laboulbenia buccalis from the paratype slide WR4078. Scale bars = 50 μm.
FIGURE 5. a in New species and new records of Laboulbeniales (Ascomycota) from Sierra Leone
FIGURE 5. a: Laboulbenia cf. schizozenii. b: Laboulbenia cf. pfisteri. c: Rhizomyces confusus. d: Stichomyces vesiculifer. e: thallus of S. vesiculifer with opposite perithecia. Scale bars = 50 μm.
Replication package for "Long Run Effects of Aid: Forecasts and Evidence from Sierra Leone"
<p>Replication package for "Long Run Effects of Aid: Forecasts and Evidence from Sierra Leone" by K.Casey, R. Glennerster, E. Miguel and M. Voors, in the Economic Journal 2022</p>
FIGURES 41–47. Micrommata diesenhoff spec. nov. from Sierra Leone, copulatory organs. 41–45 in Revision of the huntsman spider genus Micrommata Latreille, 1804 (Sparassidae Sparassinae)
FIGURES 41–47. Micrommata diesenhoff spec. nov. from Sierra Leone, copulatory organs. 41–45 Left palp (41 prolateral; 42 ventral; 43 retrolateral; 44 tegulum, ventral; 45 embolus tip ventral). 46–47 Female copulatory organ (46 epigyne, ventral; 47 vulva dorsal) (41–45 holotype male; 46–47 female paratype). SO—spermophor opening.
Advancing mHealth-supported Adoption and Sustainment of an Evidence-based Mental Health Intervention in Sierra Leone
ClinicalTrials.gov study NCT05737667. IPD Sharing: YES. Countries: 1. Publications: 2.
Seeing to Learn in Sierra Leone
ClinicalTrials.gov study NCT06065631. IPD Sharing: YES. Countries: 1. Publications: 10.
Adherence to Antimalarial Drugs in Sierra Leone
ClinicalTrials.gov study NCT01967472. IPD Sharing: Not stated. Countries: 1. Publications: 1.
Data from: Impact of the Mass Drug Administration for malaria in response to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone
Open the record for dataset details and reuse information.
Figs 6-10 in Three new species of Platyprosopus from Thailand, Cambodia, and Sierra Leone, and additional records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae)
Figs 6-10: Platyprosopus rossii: (6) forebody; (7) male tergites IX-X; (8) male sternite IX; (9-10) aedeagus in lateral and in ventral view. Scale bars: 6: 1.0 mm; 7-10: 0.5 mm.
Figs 1-5 in Three new species of Platyprosopus from Thailand, Cambodia, and Sierra Leone, and additional records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae)
Figs 1-5: Platyprosopus latitarsalis: (1) forebody; (2) male tergites IX-X; (3) male sternite IX; (4- 5) aedeagus in lateral and in ventral view. Scale bars: 1: 1.0 mm; 2-5: 0.5 mm.
Figs 1-4 in Contribution to the AIrotropical Ɨchneumoninae (Hymenoptera, Ɨchneumonidae) Irom Gabon and Sierra Leone, with descriptions oI Iive new species and two new subspecies
Figs 1-4: Habitus from dorsal: (1) Compsophorus coxator nov.sp. ♀; (2) Compsophorus fuscopetiolaris nov.sp. ♀; (3) Compsophorus paracorrugata nov.sp. ♀; (4) Adelotropis gabonense nov.sp. ♀. Figs 5-6: Hind coxa of: (5) Compsophorus coxator nov.sp. ♀; (6). Compsophorus paracorrugata nov.sp. ♀.
FIGURE 1. Abacaecus walterrossii n in Abacaecus n. gen. walterrossii n. sp., a notable hypogean carabid species from Sierra Leone, Western Africa (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Pterostichinae)
FIGURE 1. Abacaecus walterrossii n. sp., image of holotype habitus (scale bar = 1 mm).
Distribution. Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. in Viverridae
Distribution. Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Distribution. Sierra Leone E in Vespertilionidae
Distribution. Sierra Leone E to Republic of the Congo.
Distribution. Sierra Leone to Ghana W of Volta River. in Bovidae
Distribution. Sierra Leone to Ghana W of Volta River.
Distribution. West Africa in Sierra Leone, SE Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and S Ghana. in Soricidae
Distribution. West Africa in Sierra Leone, SE Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, and S Ghana.
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