Effect of Gender on the Knowledge of Medicinal Plants: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Knowledge of medicinal plants is not only one of the main components in the structure of knowledge in local medical systems but also one of the most studied resources. This study uses a systematic review and meta-analysis of a compilation of ethnobiological studies with a medicinal plant component a...

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Published in:Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine 2016-01, Vol.2016 (2016), p.1-13
Main Authors: Torres-Avilez, Wendy, Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino de, Medeiros, Patrícia Muniz de
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Ecosystems
Gender
Herbal medicine
Influence
Knowledge
Medical equipment
Medicinal plants
Medicine, Botanic
Medicine, Herbal
Mens health
Meta-analysis
Natural resources
Physiological apparatus
Review
Studies
Systematic review
Variables
Women
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Summary:Knowledge of medicinal plants is not only one of the main components in the structure of knowledge in local medical systems but also one of the most studied resources. This study uses a systematic review and meta-analysis of a compilation of ethnobiological studies with a medicinal plant component and the variable of gender to evaluate whether there is a gender-based pattern in medicinal plant knowledge on different scales (national, continental, and global). In this study, three types of meta-analysis are conducted on different scales. We detect no significant differences on the global level; women and men have the same rich knowledge. On the national and continental levels, significant differences are observed in both directions (significant for men and for women), and a lack of significant differences in the knowledge of the genders is also observed. This finding demonstrates that there is no gender-based pattern for knowledge on different scales.
ISSN:1741-427X
1741-4288
DOI:10.1155/2016/6592363