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Table 7 Focus group discussion to ascertain community (non-herbalists) knowledge on candidiasis and treatment options

From: Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants utilized in the management of candidiasis in Northern Uganda

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Themes

Sub-themes

1

Burden of candidiasis

Every home experienced candidiasis

Sometimes recurrent

2

Signs and symptoms of candidiasis

OPC: slippery diarrhoea, pus in stool; reddened anal and genital areas, white coating on tongue, rough feeling of stomach

VVC: itching genitals that leads to inflammation, white discharge, painful urination, pus in urine

3

Health risks of candidiasis

OPC: transmissible, death, recurrent

VVC: discomfort due to itching; Can become chronic due to poor treatment

4

a) Candidiasis treatment options (orthodox vs herbal medication)

Its trial and error

Community in deep villages: heavily use herbal medication

Community near health centers (urban and semi urban): use both orthodox and herbal medicine

 

b) Preferred anti-candida treatment option

Herbal

Reasons: cheap, effective, orthodox drug failure, Side effects of orthodox medication

5

Potential anti-candida plants

Khaya anthotheca, Sansevieria dawei, Momordica foetida, Clerodendrum umbellatum, Hallea rubrostipulata, Harrisonia abyssinica

However, VVC is mostly treated using orthodox medication

6

Anti-candida knowledge source

Inherited, elders, herbalists

7

Herbal toxicity

Vomiting; inflammation of the month