Table 3 Knowledge and attitude of pregnant women on herbal medicine use, Hossana, June, 2015
Variables | Total (N and %), N =353 |
|---|---|
Knowledge on herbal medicine | |
Sufficient knowledge | 285 (80.7 %) |
Insufficient knowledge | 68 (19.3 %) |
Heard about herbal medicine | |
Yes | 323 (92.1 %) |
No | 28 (7.9 %) |
Types of herbal medicine respondents knew* | |
Garlic (Allium sativum) | 270 (76.5 %) |
Ginger (zingiberofficinale) | 253 (71.7 %) |
Eucalyptus | 159 (45 %) |
Tenaadam (Rutachalenssis) | 233 (66 %) |
Damakesse (ocimumlamiifolium) | 81 (25 %) |
Omore | 10 (2.8 %) |
Others** | 31 (8.5 %) |
Possible complications replied by the respondents* | |
Abortion | 169 (47.9 %) |
Excessive uterine contraction | 114 (32.3 %) |
Uterine rupture | 105 (29.7 %) |
Attitude | |
Positive | 184 (52.1 %) |
Negative | 169 (47.9 %) |