Perceptions and prevalence of marijuana use among cancer patients managed at an outpatient department in Zimbabwe: A brief report.
Background: Globally, marijuana is becoming an acceptable complementary medicine for symptom management in cancer. At the time that the study was conducted, Zimbabwean laws only allowed for the cultivation of marijuana for medical and scientific use. As of 18 July 2022, the national medicines regula...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 297 - 304 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Mar2026
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=192502922&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 192502922 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 10781552 0JI jtl: Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice issn: 10781552 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Mar2026 vid: 32 iid: 2 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. place: Thousand Oaks, California artinfo: ui: 192502922 158414993 192502922 192502922 10.1177/10781552221118026 192502922 ppf: 297 ppct: 7 formats: tig: atl: Perceptions and prevalence of marijuana use among cancer patients managed at an outpatient department in Zimbabwe: A brief report. aug: au: Manyau, Maudy CP Changadzo, Kudzanai P Mudziti, Tinashe affil: Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe sug: subj: Patient Attitudes Evaluation Cancer Patients Outpatient Service Zimbabwe Radiology Service Zimbabwe Medical Marijuana Therapeutic Use Human Zimbabwe Female Male Adult Middle Age Cross Sectional Studies Survey Research Prevalence Outpatients Self Report Questionnaires Summated Rating Scaling Cervix Neoplasms Breast Neoplasms Colonic Neoplasms Prostatic Neoplasms Ethnic Groups Convenience Sample Chi Square Test T-Tests Statistical Significance Data Analysis Software Descriptive Statistics Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Female Male ab: Background: Globally, marijuana is becoming an acceptable complementary medicine for symptom management in cancer. At the time that the study was conducted, Zimbabwean laws only allowed for the cultivation of marijuana for medical and scientific use. As of 18 July 2022, the national medicines regulator released a circular allowing the licensing, distribution, and use of cannabidiol-based products. Anecdotes indicate there is medical marijuana use among Zimbabwean patients with cancer. We sought to determine the prevalence, patterns of use and perceptions of medical marijuana among patients with cancer. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was used to determine patterns and perceptions of marijuana use among outpatient patients with cancer. The study included adults attending the outpatient oncology clinic at Parirenyatwa Hospital Radiotherapy Treatment Center. Results: Fifty participants with a median age of 50.5 years (IQR: 41–58) completed the questionnaire, and 28.0% of them were male. The prevalence of marijuana use in the sample was 24.0% (95% CI 13.9–38.2). Most marijuana users were male (83.3%, p < 0.001). The rate of medical marijuana use among users was 66.7%. Participants were generally neutral concerning the benefits of marijuana and how it should be regulated. Just under 50% indicated that they would be open to using it if it were legal. Conclusions and recommendations: The prevalence of marijuana use in the sample was comparable to other jurisdictions. Perceptions toward medical marijuana were generally neutral. Consequently, for medical marijuana and/or cannabidiol-based products to become acceptable in the Zimbabwean context, there is need for the dissemination of evidence-based information on their benefits. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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