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Pre-Hospital Use of Traditional African Phytotherapy: Evaluation and Impact on Patients Treated for Prostatic Tumor at CNHU-HKM of Cotonou in 2024
Clinique Universitaire d’Urologie-Andrologie, Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Benin
Clinique Universitaire d’Urologie-Andrologie, Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Benin
Clinique Universitaire d’Urologie-Andrologie, Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Benin
Unité d’Urologie-Andrologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Départemental Ouémé-Plateau, Porto-Novo, Benin
Clinique Universitaire d’Urologie-Andrologie, Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Benin
Clinique Universitaire d’Urologie-Andrologie, Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Benin
Clinique Universitaire d’Urologie-Andrologie, Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Benin
Clinique Universitaire d’Urologie-Andrologie, Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Benin
- 1 Clinique Universitaire d’Urologie-Andrologie, Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Benin
- 2 Clinique Universitaire d’Urologie-Andrologie, Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Benin
- 3 Clinique Universitaire d’Urologie-Andrologie, Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Benin
- 4 Unité d’Urologie-Andrologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Départemental Ouémé-Plateau, Porto-Novo, Benin
- 5 Clinique Universitaire d’Urologie-Andrologie, Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Benin
- 6 Clinique Universitaire d’Urologie-Andrologie, Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Benin
- 7 Clinique Universitaire d’Urologie-Andrologie, Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Benin
- 8 Clinique Universitaire d’Urologie-Andrologie, Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Benin
Open Journal of Urology·Volume 15 (2025)·Pages 431–436·Published 8 September 2025·DOI10.4236/oju.2025.159044
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Abstract
In Benin, the pre-hospital use of traditional phytotherapy is common. This study, conducted on patients treated at CNHU-HKM of Cotonou in the first quarter of 2024, aims to assess the existence of this practice and its influence on the diagnosis of these pathologies. Among the 32 patients included in the study, 15 (46.88%) had used phytotherapy before any medical consultation. Despite a diagnostic delay observed in 37.5% of the patients, no statistically significant correlation could be established between traditional phytotherapy and a delayed diagnosis. However, this study highlights the need for further in-depth research.
KeywordsTraditional PhytotherapyProstatic TumorDiagnostic DelayCNHU-HKMBeninUrology
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