This result supports the findings by Patricio et al.18, who conducted an integrative review and discovered that women, older adults, and those with low income and schooling were the primary users of medicinal plants in Brazil and worldwide18.
Factors associated with using medicinal plants were females, self-declared Black/other, having completed until elementary school, receiving more than two minimum wages, or having comorbidities. This result supports the findings by Patricio et al.18, who conducted an integrative review and discovered that women, older adults, and those with low income and schooling were the primary users of medicinal plants in Brazil and worldwide18.