Concomitant use of medicinal plants and pharmaceutical drugs among pregnant women in southern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In several African nations, including Ethiopia, improving mother and child health is a top public health concern. Unfortunately, there is a dearth of study on pregnant women in Ethiopia who concomitantly utilize pharmaceutical drugs and medicinal plants. Hence, the objective of this research was to assess the concomitant use of pharmaceutical drugs and medicinal plants among pregnant women in Southern Ethiopia in 2021.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among systematically selected 400 pregnant women in Shashamane town, Southern Ethiopia, from July 1-30/2021. An interviewer-administered structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Binary logistic regression was performed to examine the association between a dependent variable and

SUBMITTER: Bekele GG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10070712 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature