'A disease like any other' traditional, complementary and alternative medicine use and perspectives in the context of COVID-19 among the Congolese community in Belgium

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41340%2F22%3A92698" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41340/22:92698 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://ethnobiomed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13002-022-00530-y" target="_blank" >https://ethnobiomed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13002-022-00530-y</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13002-022-00530-y" target="_blank" >10.1186/s13002-022-00530-y</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

'A disease like any other' traditional, complementary and alternative medicine use and perspectives in the context of COVID-19 among the Congolese community in Belgium

Original language description

Background As a hard-hit area during the COVID-19 pandemic, Belgium knew the highest mortality among people from sub-Saharan African descent, compared to any other group living in the country. After migration, people often maintain traditional perceptions and habits regarding health and healthcare, resulting in a high prevalence of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine use among different migrant communities in northern urban settings. Despite being the largest community of sub-Saharan African descent in Belgium, little is known on ethnobotanical practices of the Belgian Congolese community. We therefore conducted an exploratory study on the use of medicinal plants in the context of COVID-19 and perceptions on this new disease among members of the Congolese community in Belgium. Methods We conducted 16 in-depth semi-structured interviews with people of Congolese descent currently living in Belgium. Participants were selected using purposive sampling. Medicinal plant use in the context o

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10619 - Biodiversity conservation

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

ISSN

1746-4269

e-ISSN

1746-4269

Volume of the periodical

18

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

1-13

UT code for WoS article

000779354900002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85127777576