Shanti Prasad Khanal, Chitra Bahadur Budhathoki, Orkan Okan
Improving adolescent health literacy through school-based health literacy intervention: a mixed-method study protocol
BMC public health
aim study evaluate use herbal products patients pre post surgery periods chemotherapy determine factors behind study conducted descriptive study 281 patients 4 centers data study collected using survey form prepared researcher depending literature interview participants facetoface average age patients involved study 491128 516 females 346 graduate elementary school 345 housewives prevelance use herbal product prior surgical treatment 389 observed rate increased 541 chemotherapy observed frequently used product garlic prior surgical treatment 192 urtica dioica 138 chemotherapy surgical treatment 943 patients chemotherapy treatment 817 patients stated use herbal product questioned physician nurse analysis results indicates health professionals need obtain information regarding use herbal products cancer patients pre post surgery periods well chemotherapy patients provided information guidance advantages disadvantages using herbal products