Medicinal plants and people with tuberculosis: description of care practices in Northern Bahia, 2017

Freitas Neto, Walter Ataalpa de; Andrade, Silvânia Suely Caribé de Araújo; Silva, Gabriela Drummond Marques da; Nery, Joilda Silva; Sanchez, Mauro Niskier; Codenotti, Stefano Barbosa; Santos, Maria Aline Siqueira; Bedor, Cheila Nataly Galindo; Maia, Gabriela Lemos de Azevedo

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Research Note • Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde 29 (5) • 2020 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-49742020000500006 copy

Medicinal plants and people with tuberculosis: description of care practices in Northern Bahia, 2017^* * Study derived from the Master’s Degree dissertation by Walter Ataalpa de Freitas Neto, entitled ‘Living conditions and medicinal plant consumption in the therapeutic itinerary of people with tuberculosis in Northern Bahia, 2017’, submitted to the Federal University of the São Francisco Valley (UNIVASF) Health and Biological Sciences Postgraduate Program in 2019.

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Abstract

Objective:

To describe medicinal plants used by people with tuberculosis (TB) in municipalities in Northern Bahia, in 2017.

Methods:

A descriptive study was carried out with primary data on medicinal plants used by people with TB ≥18 years old, presented according to botanical nomenclature and frequency of consumption.

Results:

Of the 80 people interviewed, 50 reported consuming some kind of medicinal plant; these were mainly male (34), ≥47 years old (22), of brown/black skin color (34), with up to complete primary education (25), married (26), not economically active (30), earning up to BRL 300/month (26), with coughs (33) and with no previous history of TB (44). Two species stood out in the citations, Chenopodium ambrosioides L. (worm-seed: 23 citations), and Solanum capsicoides All. (cockroach berry: 17 citations).

Conclusion:

There was widespread use of medicinal plants as a TB care practice in six municipalities in Northern Bahia.

Keywords:
Plants, Medicinal; Tuberculosis; Complementary Therapies; Cross-Sectional Studies

Characteristics of the interviewees		n	Plant use
			Yes	No
			50	30
Sex
	Male	56	34	22
	Female	24	16	8
Age range (in years)
	18-36	21	12	9
	37-46	22	16	6
	≥47	37	22	15
Race/skin color
	Brown/black	58	34	24
	White/yellow/indigenous	22	16	6
Schooling
	Up to complete primary education	38	25	13
	Up to complete middle school education	28	15	13
	High school education or above	14	10	4
Marital status ^a a) Marital status: ‘other’ category = separated, widowed and other.
	Married	39	26	13
	Single	28	14	14
	Other	13	10	3
Occupation ^b b) Occupation: ‘economically active’ category = employed, retired and social security beneficiary; ‘not economically active’ category = unemployed and housewife without monthly income.
	Economically active	32	20	12
	Not economically active	48	30	18
Personal income (BRL(R$)/month)
	R$ 0,00 a R$ 300,00	40	26	14
	R$ 301,00 a R$ 937,00	28	18	10
	Maior que R$ 937,00	12	6	6
Household status ^c c) Household status: ‘own’ category = 1. Owner of the property or 2. Living free of charge in a property belonging to a friend or relative.
	Own home	50	30	20
	Not own home	30	20	10
Prior history of tuberculosis
	Yes	12	6	6
	No	68	44	24
Alcohol consumption
	Yes	15	11	4
	No	65	39	26
Tobacco consumption
	Yes	13	11	2
	No	67	39	28
Presence of cough
	Yes	44	33	11
	No	36	17	19
Presence of fever
	Yes	21	16	5
	No	59	34	25
Sweatin
	Yes	37	23	14
	No	43	27	16
Weight loss
	Yes	46	28	18
	No	34	22	12

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[1] Correspondence: Walter Ataalpa de Freitas Neto – Asa Sul, SQS 411, Bloco C, Brasília, DF, Brazil. Postcode: 70277-030. E-mail: ataalpa@gmail.com