Despite the development ofmore researched and formulated orthodox medicines, herbal medicines continue to be well patronized\nfor persons across the world with some patrons concurrently using both forms, oblivious of the unwanted effects thatmay occur.\nUsing a multistage sampling procedure, a semistructured questionnaire was used to collect data in April 2016 from 240 informants\nfrom three selected hospitals and three herbal clinics in Tamale, a city in northern Ghana. Using Statistical Package for the Social\nSciences, binary logistic regression was used to determine sociodemographic predictors of concurrent use of herbal and orthodox\nmedicines. Orthodoxmedicines were the drug of choice for 54.2% and 49.2% of patrons of hospitals and herbal clinics, respectively.\nAlso, 67.5% of herbal clinic patrons used orthodox medicines, while 25.0% of hospital attendees used herbal medications prior to\ntheir visit to the health facilities. Up to 17.9% of respondents concurrently used herbal and orthodox medicines for their prevailing\nailment with age, less than 30 years being the only predictor of this habit (
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