Knowledge, attitude and use of herbal medicine among pregnant women attending antenatal care in nsukka, Nigeria.

African health sciences Pub Date : 2024-12-01 DOI:10.4314/ahs.v24i4.24

Obinna Felix Dim, Chigozie Gloria Anene-Okeke, Chinwe Victoria Ukwe

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Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and use of herbal medicine among pregnant women attending antenatal in Nsukka, Enugu state Nigeria.

Methods: This was a cross- sectional descriptive study carried out among pregnant women attending ante- natal in selected hospitals in Nsukka, Enugu State from June-August 2022. A 33 item well-structured questionnaire was used as a data collection tool. Data were analyzed using the IBM Statistical Product for Services Solution (SPSS) for Windows, Version 27.0. Descriptive and inferential statistics were utilized. Statistical significance was set at P< 0.05.

Results: Out of 400 consenting pregnant women attending antenatal, above half were between the ages of 25 to 34, 233(58.3%), and are married 371(92.8%) with education within the tertiary category 193(48.2%). Above half had good knowledge 264(66.2%) of herbal medicine. Majority had positive attitude towards the use of herbal medicine 284(71.2%). More than half 226(56.5%) of the pregnant women had used herbal medicine apart from during pregnancy. Only few pregnant women 64(16%) had used herbal medicine in previous pregnancy.

Conclusion: Majority of pregnant women that participated in the study had good knowledge and positive attitude towards herbal medicine.

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尼日利亚恩苏卡参加产前保健的孕妇的草药知识、态度和使用情况。

目的：了解尼日利亚埃努古州恩苏卡市孕妇对中草药的知识、态度和使用情况。方法：这是一项横断面描述性研究，于2022年6月至8月在埃努古州恩苏卡选定的医院进行产前检查的孕妇。采用结构合理的33项问卷作为数据收集工具。数据分析使用IBM Statistical Product for Services Solution (SPSS) for Windows, Version 27.0。采用描述性和推断性统计。差异有统计学意义，P< 0.05。结果：400名同意产前检查的孕妇中，一半以上年龄在25 - 34岁之间，其中233人（58.3%），已婚371人（92.8%），受教育程度在大专以上193人（48.2%）。超过一半的人对中草药有较好的了解，占66.2%。对中草药的使用持积极态度的占多数284人（71.2%）。超过一半的226名（56.5%）孕妇在怀孕期间以外使用过草药。只有少数孕妇（64人，16%）在以前的妊娠中使用过草药。结论：参与研究的孕妇大部分对中草药有良好的认识和积极的态度。

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