Survey on knowledge and herbal intake among patients with elevated level of hepatic transaminase enzymes in medical ward HUSM

The purposes of this study are to determine the knowledge of herbal safety among patients with elevated level of Hepatic transaminase enzymes, to detennine the type of herbal taken among patients and to examine the significant difference in alanine transaminase (AL T) and aspartate transaminase (...

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Main Author: Khairunnisa, Abas
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: Universiti Sains Malaysia 2009
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/51129/1/KHAIRUNNISA%20BINTI%20ABAS%20-%2024%20pages.pdf
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description The purposes of this study are to determine the knowledge of herbal safety among patients with elevated level of Hepatic transaminase enzymes, to detennine the type of herbal taken among patients and to examine the significant difference in alanine transaminase (AL T) and aspartate transaminase (AST) levels between patients in medical ward HUSM who take and do not take herbal. The use of traditional medication in Malaysia has increased from year to year and people now get more attracted to use a traditional medication like herbs in their health care although, the data about herbal intake and their safety in Malaysia are still lacking. This study recruited 50 patients as its respondents from medical ward and clinic in HUSM from July 2008 to March 2009. The research design used in this study was descriptive cross sectional design. This design was used to collect quantitative data. Descriptive statistic and non-parametric Mann Whitney U test were used in this study to analyze the data. The age of respondents are ranging from 30 years old to 90 years old. From the 50 respondents, (74%, n=50) of them were taking herbs while (26%, n=50) did not take herbal. From this study, the percentage of accurate knowledge regarding herbal safety is lower than the percentage of inaccurate knowledge among the respondent. Therefore, there is no knowledge regarding herbal safety among the respondents. There are significant difference in AL T and AST between patient take herbal or not (ALT, p = 0.04, AST, p = 0.02).
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spelling usm.eprints-511292022-01-11T04:50:42Z http://eprints.usm.my/51129/ Survey on knowledge and herbal intake among patients with elevated level of hepatic transaminase enzymes in medical ward HUSM Khairunnisa, Abas R Medicine (General) The purposes of this study are to determine the knowledge of herbal safety among patients with elevated level of Hepatic transaminase enzymes, to detennine the type of herbal taken among patients and to examine the significant difference in alanine transaminase (AL T) and aspartate transaminase (AST) levels between patients in medical ward HUSM who take and do not take herbal. The use of traditional medication in Malaysia has increased from year to year and people now get more attracted to use a traditional medication like herbs in their health care although, the data about herbal intake and their safety in Malaysia are still lacking. This study recruited 50 patients as its respondents from medical ward and clinic in HUSM from July 2008 to March 2009. The research design used in this study was descriptive cross sectional design. This design was used to collect quantitative data. Descriptive statistic and non-parametric Mann Whitney U test were used in this study to analyze the data. The age of respondents are ranging from 30 years old to 90 years old. From the 50 respondents, (74%, n=50) of them were taking herbs while (26%, n=50) did not take herbal. From this study, the percentage of accurate knowledge regarding herbal safety is lower than the percentage of inaccurate knowledge among the respondent. Therefore, there is no knowledge regarding herbal safety among the respondents. There are significant difference in AL T and AST between patient take herbal or not (ALT, p = 0.04, AST, p = 0.02). Universiti Sains Malaysia 2009 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/51129/1/KHAIRUNNISA%20BINTI%20ABAS%20-%2024%20pages.pdf Khairunnisa, Abas (2009) Survey on knowledge and herbal intake among patients with elevated level of hepatic transaminase enzymes in medical ward HUSM. Other. Universiti Sains Malaysia. (Submitted)
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Survey on knowledge and herbal intake among patients with elevated level of hepatic transaminase enzymes in medical ward HUSM
title Survey on knowledge and herbal intake among patients with elevated level of hepatic transaminase enzymes in medical ward HUSM
title_full Survey on knowledge and herbal intake among patients with elevated level of hepatic transaminase enzymes in medical ward HUSM
title_fullStr Survey on knowledge and herbal intake among patients with elevated level of hepatic transaminase enzymes in medical ward HUSM
title_full_unstemmed Survey on knowledge and herbal intake among patients with elevated level of hepatic transaminase enzymes in medical ward HUSM
title_short Survey on knowledge and herbal intake among patients with elevated level of hepatic transaminase enzymes in medical ward HUSM
title_sort survey on knowledge and herbal intake among patients with elevated level of hepatic transaminase enzymes in medical ward husm
topic R Medicine (General)
url http://eprints.usm.my/51129/1/KHAIRUNNISA%20BINTI%20ABAS%20-%2024%20pages.pdf
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