Alkhaldi Dhelal M, Alkhammash Sawsan S
Family Medicine Consultant, Ministry of Health, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Family Medicine Consultant, Prince Mansour Military Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2023 Jul;12(7):1446-1453. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_295_23. Epub 2023 Jul 14.
Using of herbs is very common among pregnant women to treat the symptoms related to pregnancy as most people believe that herbs are safer than the medical drugs. This study aims to explore the prevalence, knowledge, and attitudes toward herbal medicines among pregnant women attending the antenatal clinics.
A cross-sectional study was applied at Prince Mansour Military Hospital in Taif city. It included a random sample of Saudi pregnant women who attended the antenatal clinic. Arabic language self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. It included the personal data, herbal medicines use during pregnancy, and pregnant beliefs about use of herbal medicines and conventional medications.
The study included 222 pregnant women. Their age ranged between 19 and 45 years with a mean of 30.15 and standard deviation of 5.51 years. About 15.3% of the participants never visited the antenatal clinics before while 56.8% of them visited them three times or more. The prevalence of using herbal medicines during pregnancy was 32.9%. The main source for obtaining herbal medicines was herbal shops (53.4%). Herbal medicines were self-used by majority of the pregnant women during pregnancy (82.2%). There was a statistically significant association between frequency of antenatal care visits and using of herbal medicines during pregnancy, = 0.030. Majority of the women believed that most herbal medicines are natural (86%), most Western medicines are unsafe for them (74.8%) and their babies (75.2%) during pregnancy as well as herbals are beneficial if recommended by doctor (71.2%).
Herbal medicines use during pregnancy is a common practice among women in Taif city, Saudi Arabia. Less frequent ANC visits was associated with high probability of herbal medicine use during pregnancy. Majority of pregnant women agreed that herbals are beneficial if recommended by doctor.
孕妇使用草药来治疗与怀孕相关的症状非常普遍，因为大多数人认为草药比药物更安全。本研究旨在探讨产前诊所孕妇中使用草药的流行情况、知识和态度。
在塔伊夫市的曼苏尔王子军事医院进行了一项横断面研究。研究对象为随机抽取的前来产前诊所就诊的沙特孕妇。采用阿拉伯语自填式问卷进行数据收集。问卷包括个人资料、孕期草药使用情况以及孕妇对草药和传统药物使用的看法。
该研究纳入了222名孕妇。她们的年龄在19岁至45岁之间，平均年龄为30.15岁，标准差为5.51岁。约15.3%的参与者此前从未去过产前诊所，而56.8%的参与者去过三次或更多次。孕期使用草药的比例为32.9%。获取草药的主要来源是草药商店（53.4%）。大多数孕妇在孕期自行使用草药（82.2%）。产前检查就诊频率与孕期使用草药之间存在统计学显著关联，P = 0.030。大多数女性认为大多数草药是天然的（86%），大多数西药在孕期对她们（74.8%）和她们的宝宝（75.2%）不安全，并且如果医生推荐，草药是有益的（71.2%）。
在沙特阿拉伯塔伊夫市，孕期使用草药是女性中的常见做法。产前检查就诊频率较低与孕期使用草药的可能性较高相关。大多数孕妇同意如果医生推荐，草药是有益的。
