Moderate to low knowledge and Positive Attitude towards Medicinal Plants leads to High Consumption of these Plants during Pregnancy
Authors
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Motahare Sadat Hosseini
Student Research Committee, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5630-1214
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Hadiseh Taheri
Student of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0851-2276
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Ali Hosseinzadeh
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0055-9408
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Majid Salehi
Department of Tissue Engineering, School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6283-8181
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Moslem Jafarisani
School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8341-6049
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22100/ijhs.v8i2.902Keywords:
Pregnancy, Pregnant women, Medicinal plants,, knowledgeAbstract
Background: In recent years, the use of medicinal plants in developing countries has increased significantly. However, these plants can cause adverse effects on the mother and fetus. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of use, knowledge, and attitude towards the use of medicinal plants in pregnant women.
Methods: This descriptive–analytical study was performed in 2020 on 290 pregnant women referring to Shahroud health center. The first part of the questionnaire included demographic information and the second part included information related to knowledge, attitude, behavior, reasons for using medicinal plants, source of information, etc. The significant level was set at 0.05.
Results: 61% of the participants had used the medicinal plants at least once during pregnancy. Most pregnant women had moderate knowledge (50%) and a positive attitude (73.1%) towards the use of medicinal plants. Behavior was significantly associated with knowledge (Pvalue=0.011) and attitude (Pvalue=0.014). The most common problem during pregnancy that caused the use of medicinal plants was heartburn (43.4%) and the main reason for the use of these plants was the availability of them at home or taking from acquaintances (36.6%). 57.2% had obtained their information about medicinal plants from the family.
Conclusions: Due to the relatively high frequency of the use of medicinal plants during pregnancy and low knowledge about it, informing and increasing knowledge about medicinal plants during pregnancy is very important.
Keywords: Pregnancy, Pregnant women, Medicinal plants, knowledge
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2. Geneva W. World Health Organization General Guidelines for Methodologies on Research and Evaluation of Traditional Medicine. Abbreviation 2000. doi:
3. Hashem Dabaghian F. Knowledge of pregnant women about the efficacy and safety of herbal medicine and their practice during pregnancy. Abbreviation 2012;2:246-56. doi:
4. Sumner J. The natural history of medicinal plants: Timber press; 2000.
5. Kamboj VP. Herbal medicine. Abbreviation 2000;78:35-9. doi:
6. Saber M, Khanjani N, Zamanian M, Safinejad H, Shahinfar S, Borhani M. Use of Medicinal Plants and Synthetic Medicines by Pregnant Women in Kerman, Iran. Abbreviation 2019;22. doi:
7. Tahery N, Mahmodi N, Shirzadegan R. The prevalence and causes of herbal drug use in pregnant women referring to Abadan health centers; a cross-sectional study in southwest Iran. Abbreviation 2018;3:e16-e. doi:
8. Karimian Z, Hasani M, Afshar B, Lale H, Abedini R, Mirzaie N, et al. Prevalence of self-medication of medicinal plants in treatment of common pregnancy problems in women referred to health centers in Kashan. Abbreviation 2019;21:28-32. doi: 10.22038/ijogi.2019.12652
9. World Health Organization. Traditional medicine. Fact sheet Number 134. Available at http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs134/en/. Accessed February 4. Abbreviation 2013. doi:
10. Ernst E. Herbal medicinal products during pregnancy: are they safe? Abbreviation 2002;109:227-35. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2002.t01-1-01009.x
11. masoudi f, hashemian m, mehri a. Studying the Frequency of Common Complaints during Pregnancy and Effective Factors on its Mitigation at 20 to 24 Weeks Gestation in Mashhad, 2017. Abbreviation 2018;21:49-58. doi: 10.22038/nnj.2018.31146.1120
12. Mekuria AB, Erku DA, Gebresillassie BM, Birru EM, Tizazu B, Ahmedin A. Prevalence and associated factors of herbal medicine use among pregnant women on antenatal care follow-up at University of Gondar referral and teaching hospital, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. Abbreviation 2017;17:86. doi: 10.1186/s12906-017-1608-4
13. Fairweather DV. Nause and vomiting in pregnancy. Abbreviation 1968;102:135-75. doi:
14. Karaoglu L, Pehlivan E, Egri M, Deprem C, Gunes G, Genc MF, et al. The prevalence of nutritional anemia in pregnancy in an east Anatolian province, Turkey. Abbreviation 2010;10:1-12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-329
15. Moore TR, Hauguel-De Mouzon S, Catalano P. Diabetes in pregnancy. Abbreviation 2004:1023-61. doi:
16. Lindheimer MD, Taler SJ, Cunningham FG. Hypertension in pregnancy. Abbreviation 2008;2:484-94. doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2008.10.001
17. Brabin BJ. Epidemiology of infection in pregnancy. Abbreviation 1985;7:579-603. doi: 10.1093/clinids/7.5.579
18. Narayan B, Nelson-Piercy C. Medical problems in pregnancy. Abbreviation 2017;17:251. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-3-251
19. Bruno LO, Simoes RS, de Jesus Simoes M, Girão MJBC, Grundmann O. Pregnancy and herbal medicines: An unnecessary risk for women's health—A narrative review. Abbreviation 2018;32:796-810. doi: 10.1002/ptr.6020
20. Sereshti M, Azari P. Prevalence use of herbal drug and attitude of women about use of herbal product among women refer to health care center in Shahrekord. Abbreviation 2008;2:-. doi:
21. Biazar G, Nabi BN, Sedighinejad A, Moghadam AD, Farzi F, Atrkarroushan Z, et al. Herbal products use during pregnancy in north of Iran. Abbreviation 2019;30:20.6. doi: 10.15296/ijwhr.2019.21
22. Mabina M, Pitsoe S, Moodley J. The effect of traditional herbal medicines on pregnancy outcome. Abbreviation 1997;87. doi:
23. Shibeshi W, Makonnen E, Zerihun L, Debella A. Effect of Achyranthes aspera L. on fetal abortion, uterine and pituitary weights, serum lipids and hormones. Abbreviation 2006;6:108-12. doi: 10.5555/afhs.2006.6.2.108
24. Goel R, Prabha T, Kumar MM, Dorababu M, Singh G. Teratogenicity of Asparagus racemosus Willd. root, a herbal medicine. Abbreviation 2006. doi:
25. Broussard CS, Louik C, Honein MA, Mitchell AA, Study NBDP. Herbal use before and during pregnancy. Abbreviation 2010;202:443. e1-. e6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.10.865
26. Forster DA, Denning A, Wills G, Bolger M, McCarthy E. Herbal medicine use during pregnancy in a group of Australian women. Abbreviation 2006;6:1-9. doi:
27. John LJ, Shantakumari N. Herbal medicines use during pregnancy: a review from the Middle East. Abbreviation 2015;30:229. doi: 10.5001/omj.2015.48
28. Dabirifard M, Maghsoudi Z, Dabirifard S, Salmani N. Frequency, causes and how to use medicinal herbs during pregnancy. Abbreviation 2017;20:66-75. doi: 10.22038/ijogi.2017.8984
29. Sattari M, Dilmaghanizadeh M, Hamishehkar H, Mashayekhi SO. Self-reported use and attitudes regarding herbal medicine safety during pregnancy in Iran. Abbreviation 2012;7:45. doi:
30. Soleymani S, Makvandi S. Rate of herbal medicines use during pregnancy and some related factors in women of Ahvaz, Iran: 2017. Abbreviation 2018;21:80-6. doi: 10.22038/ijogi.2018.11388
31. El-Mawla A, Ahmed M. Prevalence and use of medicinal plants among pregnant women in Assiut Governorate. Abbreviation 2020;43:73-8. doi: 10.21608/bfsa.2020.93590
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36. Mawoza T, Nhachi C, Magwali T. Prevalence of traditional medicine use during pregnancy, at labour and for postpartum care in a rural area in Zimbabwe. Abbreviation 2019;16. doi:
37. James PB, Bah AJ, Tommy MS, Wardle J, Steel A. Herbal medicines use during pregnancy in Sierra Leone: An exploratory cross-sectional study. Abbreviation 2018;31:e302-e9. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2017.12.006
38. Al Essa M, Alissa A, Alanizi A, Bustami R, Almogbel F, Alzuwayed O, et al. Pregnant women’s use and attitude toward herbal, vitamin, and mineral supplements in an academic tertiary care center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Abbreviation 2019;27:138-44. doi: 10.1016/j.jsps.2018.09.007
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Moderate to low knowledge and Positive Attitude towards Medicinal Plants leads to High Consumption of these Plants during Pregnancy. (2021). International Journal of Health Studies (Undergoing Change to Shahroud Journal of Medical Sciences), 8(2), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.22100/ijhs.v8i2.902
