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Prevalence and Correlates of Herbal Medicine Use among Women Seeking Care for Infertility in Freetown, Sierra Leone
المؤلفون المشاركون
Kanu, Joseph Sam
James, Peter Bai
Taidy-Leigh, Lexina
Bah, Abdulai Jawo
Kangbai, Jia Bainga
Sevalie, Stephen
المصدر
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
العدد
المجلد 2018، العدد 2018 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2018)، ص ص. 1-11، 11ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2018-04-22
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
11
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
In resource-poor countries where access to infertility care is limited, women may turn to traditional medicine to achieve motherhood.
It is unknown whether Sierra Leonean women with such condition use herbal medicine.
This study investigates the prevalence and factors associated with herbal medicine use among women seeking care for infertility.
This was a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study conducted among women seeking care for infertility at various clinics within Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Data analysis included Chi-square tests and logistic regression.
Out of the 167 women that participated, 36.5% used herbal medicine for infertility treatment.
Women with no formal (AOR 4.03, CL: 1.38–11.76, p=0.011), primary education (AOR: 6.23, CL: 2.02–19.23, p=0.001) and those that visited a traditional medicine practitioner (AOR: 20.05, CL: 2.10–192.28, p=0.009) as well as women suffering from other reproductive health problems (AOR: 2.57, CL: 1.13–5.83, p=0.024) were more likely to use herbal medicines.
Friends and family (n=57, 96.7%) were the main influencers of herbal medicine use.
Only (n=12) 19.7% of users disclosed their status to their healthcare provider.
Over half (n=32, 52.5%) could not remember the name of the herb they used.
Luffa acutangula (n=29, 100%) was the herbal medicinal plant users could recall.
Herbal medicine use among women seeking care for infertility in Freetown is common.
Healthcare providers should be aware of the potential dyadic use of herbal and allopathic medicines by their patients and be knowledgeable about commonly used herbal remedies as well as being proactive in communicating the potential risks and benefits associated with their use.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
James, Peter Bai& Taidy-Leigh, Lexina& Bah, Abdulai Jawo& Kanu, Joseph Sam& Kangbai, Jia Bainga& Sevalie, Stephen. 2018. Prevalence and Correlates of Herbal Medicine Use among Women Seeking Care for Infertility in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156907
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
James, Peter Bai…[et al.]. Prevalence and Correlates of Herbal Medicine Use among Women Seeking Care for Infertility in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156907
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
James, Peter Bai& Taidy-Leigh, Lexina& Bah, Abdulai Jawo& Kanu, Joseph Sam& Kangbai, Jia Bainga& Sevalie, Stephen. Prevalence and Correlates of Herbal Medicine Use among Women Seeking Care for Infertility in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156907
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1156907
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