This study is by Oyekunle Akinloye and Raji Yinusa, who are both from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria. It deals with the use of complementary and alternative medication as a solution for improving sexual performance in men as compared to the use of conventional medicine. The research is quantitative in nature. This is because the research findings have been represented in form of numbers and statistics with precise measurement and analysis of the data collected. This is unlike qualitative analysis, which generalizes and mostly presents its data in words with few statistics.
The tool used to collect data for this study was questionnaires both open and close- ended ones. The kind of questions asked aimed at getting answers related to the type of sexual dysfunctions experienced by the respondents, the medication chosen and the reasons for choosing them, sources of those remedies and their efficiency and side effects. Academic papers, books and other researches relating to the use of complementary and alternative remedies to cure different ailments was the source of supplementary information.
The research was conducted in Ogbomoso city in Nigeria. The city was chosen because of its strong cultural attachment to their environment and the strong belief of its inhabitants in traditional medication to cure their ailments. The sample of the study included 530 male respondents who were sexually active and vocally compliant. Their mean age was 32 years.
From the data collected, the researchers found out that 79.24 % of those interviewed used complementary and alternative medication, 7.18% used modern remedies while 13.58 % used neither traditional nor modern medicines to enhance their sexual performance. From the above figures, it is therefore evident that most men from Ogbomoso use CAM. This is attributable to its accessibility, and the fact that it is useable irrespective of one’s economic status, unlike orthodox medicines, which are quite expensive.
References
Amanda, J. W. (2010). Childhood Obesity: The New Epidemic. New York: Unpublished Research Paper.
Oyekunle, O.A., & Raji, Y. (2011).Assessment Of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Usage to Enhance Male Sexual Performance in Ogbomos Metropolis. Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology, 3, 271-274.