'What the herbal medicine can do for me in a week, the orthodox does in a year': Perceived efficacy of local alternative therapies influences medication adherence in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
Amos K LaarErnest Amoah AmpahYolanda FernandezGideon Senyo AmevinyaPriscillia NorteyFrank BenyahJoseph AkamahMarcella AmbennePeter LampteyCaroline FreeHelena Legido-QuigleyPablo PerelPublished in: Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy (2021)
A multiplicity of factors precipitate non-adherence to orthodox therapies. Perceived efficacy and easy access to local alternative therapies such as herbal and faith-based therapies are important motivators.