scholarly journals Factors Associated With Herbal Medicine Use in Pregnancy Among Postnatal Mothers in Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in Western Uganda

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laban Muteebwa ◽  
Ali Ssetaala ◽  
Dan Muramuzi ◽  
Annet Nanvubya ◽  
Yunia Mayanja
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Referral Hospital ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Regional Referral Hospital ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Western Uganda ◽  
In Pregnancy

Abstract BackgroundThere is widespread use of herbal medicines among populations in sub-Saharan Africa. However, pregnant women should be conscious about medication taken during pregnancy including herbal medicines because their safety profiles are not known and some of them might affect the mother, fetus and pregnancy outcomes. Knowledge about use and safety of herbs in pregnant women is limited. This study aimed to assess the extent of use and the factors associated with use of herbal medicine in pregnancy.MethodsA cross-sectional study involving 385 women 6 weeks post-partum and below, receiving post-natal services at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in Western Uganda was conducted during May to August 2016. Simple random sampling was used to select participants. A structured pretested questionnaire was administered after written informed consent. Data was analyzed using logistic regression (STATA- 14).ResultsOf 385 respondents, 70.4% reported to have used herbal medicine during their most recent pregnancy. Associated factors were perception that herbal medicines are safe (aOR 9.8, 95% CI (4.2-23.0), perception that herbal medicines are important (aOR 12.4, 95% CI (5.2-29.5), staying more than 10KM from the heath facility (aOR 3.1, 95%CI (1.4-6.9), being a first time mother (aOR 2.6, 95%CI (1.1-6.2) and dissatisfaction with ANC services at health facility (aOR 2.6, 95%CI (1.1-6.3)ConclusionHerbal medicine use in pregnancy is common in the study area. Community Sensitization drives about the dangers of herbal medicine use in pregnancy is recommended. Healthcare workers should routinely screen for herbal medicine use during antenatal care visits and labor.

scholarly journals Herbal medicine use and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Wollega University Referral Hospital, West Ethiopia.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Busha Gamachu Labata ◽  
Getu Bayisa Wakjira ◽  
Mohammed Gebre Dedefo ◽  
Ginenus Fekadu Mekonen ◽  
Eba Abdisa Golja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Unplanned Pregnancy ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Referral Hospital ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Planned Pregnancy

Abstract Background: Herbal medications are plant-derived materials or products with therapeutic or other human health benefits, which contain either raw or processed ingredients from one or more plants. There are many different types of herbal medicine that spring from different cultures around the world. All these have the use of medicinal plants in common. Developing world general population relies on these traditional medicines for primary care. Besides, pregnant women use herbal medicines because of pregnancy related ailments and normal aliments. Therefore, the study aimed to assess prevalence and factors associated with herbal medicine use among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Wollega University Referral Hospital. Method: A facility based cross sectional study was conducted among pregnant women attending Wollega University Referral Hospital antenatal care from May to June 2018. Written informed consent was obtained from study participants prior to data collection. Univariate and Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine factors associated with herbal medicine use. Association was significant when p-value is less than 0.05. Result: A total of 238 pregnant mothers were participated in the study. The respondents’ age ranges from 17 to 46 years. The prevalence of herbal medicine use among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Wollega University Referral Hospital was 66.40%. The use of herbal medicine during pregnancy was 3.885 times more likely among rural residents (AOR =3.885, 95% CI 1.121-13.47) than urban residents. Respondents who has monthly income between 1001 to 2000 Ethiopian Birr (AOR=2.585, 95% CI 1.125–5.940) were 2.585 times more likely to use Herbal medicine as compared to those who earn >3000 Ethiopian Birr. However, mothers of planned pregnancy (AOR=0.335, 95% CI 0.114-0.986) were less likely to use Herbal medicine as compared to those who had unplanned pregnancy. Conclusion: The prevalence of herbal medicine use among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Wollega University Referral hospital was 66.40%. Commonly used herbs were Garlic (24.37%) and ginger (18.07%). Rural residence and low income had significantly associated to herbal medicine use while planned pregnancy was inversely associated to herbal medicine use.

scholarly journals Effects of Herbal Medicine Use on Adherence to Conventional Anticancer Drugs

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Christine Karungi ◽  
Philip Asiimwe ◽  
Conrad Ssentongo ◽  
Sharon Primah Tuhaise ◽  
Joseph Oloro
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Anticancer Drugs ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Referral Hospital ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Cancer Drugs ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Regional Referral Hospital ◽  
Anti Cancer

Background: Use of herbal medicines alongside conventional anticancer drugs is common among cancer patients. This may potentially cause reduced adherence to conventional anti-cancer drugs, unpredictable side effects and unknown drug-herb interactions. This in the long run could result in poor clinical outcomes. Aim: This study was conducted to investigate how use of herbal medicines affects adherence to conventional anti-cancer drugs, to determine the proportion of patients using both conventional and herbal anticancer medicines and to identify the common herbal medicines used alongside conventional anti-cancer drugs by patients at the Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital Oncology unit. Methods and Findings: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the oncology clinic of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital found in Mbarara district, Uganda. Data was collected between 20th March and 20th April 2019 from 122 participants who met the inclusion criteria with subsequent consenting. Our primary outcome was adherence and secondary outcome was to investigate whether cancer patients use herbal medicines alongside conventional anti-cancer drugs. Our study had 122 patients most of them belonging to the Banyankole tribe, 75 (61.5%) being males. Of the 72 (59.02%) patients who used herbal medicine, 40 (55.56%) were males and 66.67% of the herbal users reported relief from herbal medicines. Aloe Vera was the most commonly used herb. Most of the patients 77 (63.1%) showed high adherence, this was greater in the non-herbal users than in the herbal users (COR=1.62) though this was not significant (p=0.399). Conclusion: It is most likely that majority of cancer patients use at least one herb during their course of life. The results did not show a significant relationship between herbal medicine use and adherence to conventional anti-cancer drugs. The high proportion of herbal medicine users calls for more research into the area to provide further information that can help optimize cancer treatment outcomes.

scholarly journals Prevalence and Predictors of Herbal Medicine Use Among Adults in the United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 108-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Rashrash ◽  
Jon C Schommer ◽  
Lawrence M Brown
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Prescription Medications ◽  
Mail Order ◽  
Herbal Supplement ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Herbal Supplements ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Supplement Use ◽  
Mail Order Pharmacy

Objective: To describe the prevalence of herbal medicine use among US adults and to assess factors associated with and predictors of herbal use. Design: The data for herbal products use were collected from the 2015 National Consumer Survey on the Medication Experience and Pharmacists’ Roles. Chi-square test was used to analyz factors associated with herbal use, and predictors of herbal use were assessed with logistic regression analysis. Results: Factors associated with herbal supplement use include age older than 70, having a higher than high school education, using prescription medications or over-the-counter (OTC) medications, and using a mail-order pharmacy.” All Disease state associated significantly with herbal use. Approximately thirty-eight percent of those who used herbals used prescription medications and 42% of those who used herbals also used an OTC medication. The most frequent conditions associated with herbal supplement use were a stroke (48.7%), cancer (43.1%), and arthritis (43.0%). Among herbal product users, factors that predicted use included having higher than school education, using OTC medications, using mail-order pharmacy, stroke, obesity, arthritis, and breathing problems. Conclusions: More than one-third of respondents reported using herbal supplements. Older age and higher education were associated with a higher use of herbal supplements. People with chronic diseases are more likely to use herbal medicines than others. OTC drug users and patients with stroke are more likely to use herbal medicines than others.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Anaemia in Pregnancy and Related Factors among Women Attending Antenatal Care (ANC) in General Hospitalbunza, Kebbi State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. p47
Author(s):  
Isah Balarabe Adamu ◽  
Azeez Shareef Ayotunde ◽  
Kehinde Joseph Awosan ◽  
Edzu Usman Yunusa
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Cell Volume ◽  
Packed Cell Volume ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Anemia In Pregnancy ◽  
Anaemia In Pregnancy ◽  
Prevalence Of Anemia ◽  
In Pregnancy

Background: Anaemia in pregnancy remains a major cause of maternal death in Sub-Saharan Africa, and it mostly results from a deficiency of iron and folate.Objectives: To determine the prevalence of anemia and the factors associated with it among pregnant women in Bunza, Nigeria. Materials and Method: A cross-sectional study conducted among 327 pregnant women attending ANC in General Hospital Bunza, Kebbi State, Nigeria. Data were collected using a pretested questionnaire. Estimation of packed cell volume and RDT were alsodone for the participants; datawereanalysedusing IBMSPSS version 20. Results: The mean packed cell volume of the respondents was 30.7, with a SD 3.7 and majority of the respondents were having anemia 240(75.7%). Level of education of the respondents and their spouses, age at first pregnancy, spouses’ occupation, and the trimester at which the respondents booked were found to be significant p ?0.05for anemic status. Conclusion: The prevalence of anemia in pregnancy is high among pregnant women in Bunza, Nigeria, with the factors associated with it being the levels of education of the woman and that of her spouse, spouse’s occupation, having the first pregnancy before the age of 19 years, and late booking. Recommendations: Anemia in Pregnancy should be considered a public health problem in the LGA and state in general and girl child education should be given priority as a long term measure.

scholarly journals Herbal medicines use and associated factors among pregnant women in Debre Tabor town, north West Ethiopia: a mixed method approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Getu Tesfaw Addis ◽  
Birhanu Demeke Workneh ◽  
Mesfin Haile Kahissay
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Drug Availability ◽  
Prior Use ◽  
Debre Tabor

Abstract Background Use of herbal medicines during pregnancy has been increase in many developing and developed countries. In spite of the studies done on herbal medicine, no study has addressed use of herbal medicine among pregnant women in Debre Tabor Town. Hence, the major aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of herbal medicine use and associated factors. Methods A community based explanatory sequential mixed methods was employed. The quantitative method used cross-sectional study design with a sample size of 267 women, also 12 participants in a group for focus group discussion and 6 in-depth interviews from focus group were included for a qualitative part using a purposive sampling technique. The data were coded and entered into Epidata 4.2.0.0 and analysis was done using SPSS version 25, while thematic analysis was used for qualitative data. Bivariate and multivariate logistic analyses were used to assess associations between dependent and independent variables. Results Ninety-five (36.3%) of pregnant women used herbal medicine during pregnancy. Prior use of herbal medicine (AOR: 3.138; 95% CI: 1.375, 7.162), unable to read & write (AOR: 9.316; 95% CI: 2.339, 37.101), presence of health problems (AOR: 3.263; 95% CI: 1.502, 7.090), drug availability (AOR: 9.872; 95% CI: 4.322, 22.551) and distance to the health facilities (AOR 6.153; 95% CI 2.487, 15.226) were significantly associated with use of herbal medicine. Only 5(5.3%) of herbal medicine users disclosed their herbal medicine use to their healthcare providers. Zingiber officinale, Eucalyptus globulus, Rutachalepensis, Linumusitatissimum, and Moringa stenopetala were the most commonly used herbal medicines by pregnant women. Conclusions The use of herbal medicine during pregnancy is a common practice and significantly associated with educational status, prior use of herbal medicine, presence of health problems, drug availability and distance to the health facilities. Since there was high prevalence and low disclosure rate of herbal medicine use, it should be ensured that physicians/midwives establish a good level of communication with pregnant women.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Herbal Medicine Use among Pregnant Women in Zirobwe Health Centre III, Luwero District in Uganda.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Josephine Nabirye ◽  
Josephine Najjemba
Keyword(s):  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Conventional Medicine ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physician Health ◽  
The Social

Abstract Background: The prevalence of herbal medicine use is on the rise across the world, especially amongst pregnant women. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of herbal medicine use among pregnant women in Zirobwe Health Center III, Luwero District in Uganda. Methodology: A cross-sectional research design was used on pregnant women aged between 18-38 years, selected using simple random sampling method and questionnaires to collect data which was analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Results: All respondents 68(100%) used herbal medicine during pregnancy, (58.8%) used herbal medicine mostly in the first 3 months of the pregnancy, (100%) sometimes used herbal medicine concurrently with conventional medicine, (97.1%) never disclosed herbal medicine use to the physician/health care provider. The most common condition was nausea and vomiting (95.5%), induce/enhance labour (91.1%), keep the baby healthy (88.3%), abdominal/waist pain (85.2%) and to boast or maintain health (73.5%). Reasons for using herbal medicine during pregnancy were; parental/relative advice (88.3%), safe during pregnancy (85.2%), cheaper than conventional medicine (73.5%), readily available (70.5%), used when conventional medicine fails (58.8%), complementing conventional medicine (47.1%), more effective than conventional medicine (44.1%), and being part of culture to use it (26.4%). Conclusion and recommendations: The use of herbal medicines in pregnancy was high and attention should be given to education of pregnant women and the community as a whole on the potentials if any and side effects of traditional medicine use during pregnancy.

Quantifying Pregnant Women’s Knowledge of Educational Components of Antenatal Care in Lesotho

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tabeta Seeiso ◽  
Mamutle M. Todd-Maja
Keyword(s):  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Maternal Mortality ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
World Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Danger Signs ◽  
In Pregnancy

Antenatal care (ANC) literacy is particularly important for pregnant women who need to make appropriate decisions for care during their pregnancy and childbirth. The link between inadequate health literacy on the educational components of ANC and maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is undisputable. Yet, little is known about the ANC literacy of pregnant women in SSA, with most studies inadequately assessing the four critical components of ANC literacy recommended by the World Health Organization, namely danger signs in pregnancy; true signs of labour; nutrition; and preparedness for childbirth. Lesotho, a country with one of the highest maternal mortality rates in SSA, is also underexplored in this research area. This cross-sectional study explored the levels of ANC literacy and the associated factors in 451 purposively sampled women in two districts in Lesotho using a structured questionnaire, making recourse to statistical principles. Overall, 16.4 per cent of the participants had grossly inadequate ANC literacy, while 79.8 per cent had marginal levels of such knowledge. The geographic location and level of education were the most significant predictors of ANC literacy, with the latter variable further subjected to post hoc margins test with the Bonferroni correction. The participants had the lowest scores on knowledge of danger signs in pregnancy and true signs of labour. Adequate ANC literacy is critical to reducing maternal mortality in Lesotho. Improving access to ANC education, particularly in rural areas, is recommended. This study also provides important recommendations critical to informing the national midwifery curriculum.

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