Dilek Sarpkaya Güder, Gökmen Arslan, Firdevs Erdemir
Perceived stress, optimism-pessimism, psychological adjustment, and death distress of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic
Revista latino-americana de enfermagem
mexico ranks second world obesity prevalence mexico obese overweight subjects commonly seek alternative treatments weightloss including use herbal products main objective study evaluate prevalence selfmedication herbal products weightloss among overweight obese subjects residing four states guanajuato san luis potosi state mexico mexico city central mexico addition factors related selfmedication among patients studied total 1404 overweight obese subjects interviewed chisquare test examined associations sociodemographic socioeconomic information selfmedication herbal products weightloss prevalence selfmedication 429 among participants used herbal products weightloss female gender strongest factor 220 175277 associated selfmedication weightloss followed low educational level elementary middle school 180 131244 middlesocioeconomic status 175 121252 main herbal products used weightloss based green tea camellia sinensis 127 frequency ii aceitilla bidens odorata 66 iii soybean glycine max 53 addition 65 respondents considered herbal products ineffective weightloss 6 months use due high incidence overweight obesity mexico high prevalence 429 selfmedication using natural products weightloss particularly women central mexico study indicates important need educate patients harmful effects consuming products