TY - JOUR AU - Kretchy, Irene A. AU - Owusu-Daaku, Frances AU - Danquah, Samuel PY - 2014 DA - 2014/02/04 TI - Patterns and determinants of the use of complementary and alternative medicine: a cross-sectional study of hypertensive patients in Ghana JO - BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine SP - 44 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is widespread and high utilization rates are associated with people who have chronic conditions like hypertension which management requires adherence to conventional treatment. Often however, the use of alternative medicines has been linked to negative health outcomes. The purpose of the study therefore was to evaluate the pattern, determinants and the association between CAM use and the adherence behaviour of hypertensive patients in Ghana. SN - 1472-6882 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-14-44 DO - 10.1186/1472-6882-14-44 ID - Kretchy2014 ER -