Data was collected using interview schedules. The study was carried out in Murang’a District, in Mathioya and Kangema Constituencies where five community health units were purposively selected to participate in the study based on their level of establishment in community health strategy. Objectives of this study were therefore to determine the perceptions people with diabetes mellitus have towards herbal remedies, to determine the extent to which they use herbal remedies and also to establish whether there is any association between the perceptions people have on herbal remedies and use of herbal remedies. Use of herbal remedies has been on increase with World Health Organization estimating that 80 percent of the world’s population presently uses some form of herbal medicine for some aspect of primary health care. Perceptions and Use of Herbal Remedies among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Murang’a North District, Kenyaĭiabetes Mellitus, Endocrinopathy, Gluconeogenesis, Herbal RemedyĪBSTRACT: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease with a world wide distribution. 2nd Edition, New Age International Publishers, New Delhi. (2004) Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques.
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