Department of Environmental Science and Health, Faculty of Applied Sciences, National University of Science and Technology, Corner Gwanda Road and Cecil Avenue, P O Box AC 939, Ascot, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Scientific Agriculture and Environment Development Institute, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Sci Rep. 2021 Mar 25;11(1):6822. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-86282-3.
Traditional medicine utilisation during antenatal care has been on the increase in several countries. Therefore, addressing and reinforcing the Sustainable Development Goal of maternal mortality reduction, there is a need to take traditional medicine utilisation during pregnancy into consideration. This paper explores traditional medicine utilisation during antenatal care among women in Bulilima District of Plumtree in Zimbabwe. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 177 randomly selected women using a semi-structured questionnaire. Fisher's Exact Test, Odds Ratios, and Multiple Logistic Regression were utilised to determine any associations between different demographic characteristics and traditional medicine utilisation patterns using STATA SE Version 13. The prevalence of Traditional Medicine utilisation among pregnant women was estimated to be 28%. Most traditional remedies were used in the third trimester to quicken delivery. The majority of women used holy water and unknown Traditional Medicine during pregnancy. There was a strong association between age and Traditional Medicine utilisation as older women are 13 times more likely to use Traditional Medicine than younger ones. Women use traditional medicine for different purposes during pregnancy, and older women's likelihood to use Traditional Medicine is higher than their counterparts. The traditional system plays an essential role in antenatal care; therefore, there is a need to conduct further studies on the efficacy and safety of utilising Traditional Medicines.
传统医学在产前护理中的应用在许多国家呈上升趋势。因此，为了解决和加强降低孕产妇死亡率的可持续发展目标，有必要考虑在怀孕期间使用传统医学。本文探讨了津巴布韦普鲁泰利马区比里利马地区妇女在产前护理中使用传统医学的情况。采用横断面调查方法，对 177 名随机选择的妇女使用半结构式问卷进行调查。利用 Fisher's Exact Test、Odds Ratios 和 Multiple Logistic Regression，使用 STATA SE Version 13 确定不同人口统计学特征与传统医学使用模式之间的任何关联。孕妇中传统医学使用率估计为 28%。大多数传统疗法用于加速分娩的第三个三个月。大多数妇女在怀孕期间使用圣水和未知的传统药物。年龄与传统医学的使用之间存在很强的关联，因为年长的妇女使用传统医学的可能性是年轻妇女的 13 倍。妇女在怀孕期间出于不同的目的使用传统医学，而且年长妇女使用传统医学的可能性高于年轻妇女。传统系统在产前护理中起着至关重要的作用；因此，有必要对利用传统药物的疗效和安全性进行进一步研究。
