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Table 2 Pattern of CAM components used by the respondents

From: High prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine use among patients with sickle cell disease in a tertiary hospital in Lagos, South West, Nigeria

Characteristic

Frequency

Percent

Biological product

 Herbal medication

40

16.1

Aloe vera

16

6.5

 Forever living®

25

10.0

 Ginger

24

9.7

 Garlic

13

5.2

 GNLD®

0

0

 Jobelyn®

20

8.1

 Tianshi

2

0.8

 Lemon grass

18

7.3

 Ginseng

1

0.4

 Ciklavit®

5

2.0

 High/mega dose vitamins

2

0.8

 Poly herbal tea

0

0

 Special diet and supplements

0

0

Alternative medical systems

 Body scarification

10

4.0

 Black soap bath

10

4.0

 Blessed/anointed water

14

5.6

 Concoction

10

4.0

 Chinese medicine

6

2.4

 Homeopathy

2

0.8

 Ayuveda

0

0

Mind-body interventions

 Spiritual healing/prayer

30

12.1

 Meditation

0

0

 Divination/incantation

0

0

Manipulative and body-based methods

 Massage

10

4.0