Herbal medicine use and predictors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Adane, Fentahun; Seyoum, Girma; Alamneh, Yoseph Merkeb; Abie, Worku; Sisay, Bihonegn

doi:10.1186/s12884-020-2856-8

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“…22 A systematic review and meta-analysis also reported a high prevalence of self-medication. 23,24 This was due to poor awareness of pregnant women regarding medicines, 17,25 selling of prescription medications without prescription and loose regulatory system. 26 The prevalence of herbal medicine use was 111 (49.8%; 95% CI: 43%-58%).…”

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<p>Self-Medication and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Kemisie General Hospital, North East Ethiopia</p>

Tuha

Faris

Mohammed

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Introduction: Self-medication is an important part of daily self-care, without the supervision of health professionals. It is commonly practiced by pregnant women all over the world and may result in maternal and fetal risks. Hence, this study assessed self-medication practices and associated factors among pregnant women attending Kemisie General Hospital. Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted using a structured questionnaire on pregnant women who were attending antenatal care at Kemisie General Hospital. A simple random sampling technique was employed to select the study participants. Descriptive and inferential statistics were computed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20. Results: Among 223 pregnant women, 60 (26.9%; 95% CI: 20.9%, 32.9%) and 111 (48.9%; 95% CI: 43%, 58%) practiced self-medication on conventional and herbal medicine, respectively. The predictors of self-medication of conventional medicine among pregnant women were prior experience to the drug (P-value: 0.

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<p>Self-Medication and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Kemisie General Hospital, North East Ethiopia</p>

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Faris

Mohammed

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“…The reason for this is likely to be since Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia and the population of Tigray is smaller, mothers are more educated than others in Amhara and Oromia, and standard of maternal follow-up care is more available to regions that do not have a large number of mothers. They have a better understanding of the side effects of drugs taken during pregnancy, and mothers living in the capital are better off in terms of community wellbeing [61]. Another reason for the relatively small amount of non-prescribed drug usage by pregnant mothers in the Tigray region is the small amount of research from the Tigray region included in this research.…”

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“…The possible explanation for this could be that these medicines have been obtained from pharmacies or drugstores. The use of over-the-counter painkillers is easy without prescription, as most pregnancy-related pain is associated with headaches and the cost of medicines is cheap [61].…”

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Non-prescribed drug use and predictors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis

Adane

Seyoum

Alamneh

2020

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

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Background: The use of non-prescribed drugs are common to pregnant women. It may lead to undesirable effects, such as birth defects. Study results on the occurrence and predictor of non-prescribed drug use among pregnant women throughout Ethiopia are highly variable and inconsistent. Therefore, the objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to estimate the pooled prevalence of non-prescribed drug use and predictors among pregnant women in Ethiopia. Methods: We systematically searched studies from the international databases, including PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Science Direct, Google Scholar, the Cochrane Library and others. The meta-analysis was conducted using Stata15. I 2 test and Egger's test were used to assess the heterogeneity and publication bias respectively. The random-effect model was used to estimate the pooled prevalence of non-prescribed drug use at a 95% CI. Results: Eleven studies with a total of 4492 pregnant women fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were included. The pooled national level non-prescribed drug use among pregnant women was 30.38% (95% CI: 20.28, 40.48). The highest use of non-prescribed drug among pregnant women was observed in Amhara region 36.71%, while the lowest was in Tigray region 9.67%, respectively. The most frequently consumed non prescribed drugs by pregnant mothers were paracetamol 34.38%, amoxicillin 14.73%, aspirin 4.25%, metronidazole 2.81% and ciprofloxacin 2.80%. Maternal previous history of self-medication, maternal illness during pregnancy and maternal marital status were significantly associated with women non-prescribed drug use during pregnancy. Conclusions: The overall prevalence of non-prescribed drug use among pregnant women in Ethiopia is relatively high, and varies across different regions. The most frequently consumed non-prescribed drug by pregnant mothers was paracetamol. Maternal; previous history of selfmedication, illness during pregnancy and marital status were significantly associated with pregnant women non-prescribed drug use. Awareness of the possible side effects of taking nonprescribed drugs for all pregnant women is very relevant in the media and in the maternity ward. In particular, it is important to make clear to mothers who have a history of self-medication, to those who have a history of illness during pregnancy and to those who are pregnant, unmarried or divorced.

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“…Examples of the medicinal plants commonly used by pregnant women includes Zingiber officinale , Allium sativum , Ocimuml amiifolium , Eucalyptus and Rutachalepensis , etc. [ 40 ]. For example, the usage of Clivia miniata has been reported to be associated with some side effects such as salivation and diarrhoea while Callilepis laureola causes confusion, convulsion, hepatic, and renal failures.…”

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African Herbal Medicines: Adverse Effects and Cytotoxic Potentials with Different Therapeutic Applications

Okaiyeto

Oguntibeju

2021

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The African continent is naturally endowed with various plant species with nutritional and medicinal benefits. About 80% of the people in developing countries rely on folk medicines to treat different diseases because of indigenous knowledge, availability, and cost-effectiveness. Extensive research studies have been conducted on the medicinal uses of African plants, however, the therapeutic potentials of some of these plants has remained unexploited. Over the years, several studies have revealed that some of these African floras are promising candidates for the development of novel drugs. Despite the plethora of studies on medicinal plant research in Africa, there is still little scientific data supporting the folkloric claims of these plants. Besides, safety in the use of folk medicines has been a major public health concern over the year. Therefore, it has become mandatory that relevant authority should take measures in safeguarding the populace on the use of herbal mixtures. Thus, the present review extracted relevant information from different scientific databases and highlighted some problems associated with folk medicines, adverse effects on reproductive systems, issue about safety due to the toxicity of some plants and their toxicity effects with potential therapeutic benefits are discussed.

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Herbal medicine use and predictors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Cited by 37 publications

References 46 publications

<p>Self-Medication and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Kemisie General Hospital, North East Ethiopia</p>

<p>Self-Medication and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Kemisie General Hospital, North East Ethiopia</p>

Non-prescribed drug use and predictors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis

African Herbal Medicines: Adverse Effects and Cytotoxic Potentials with Different Therapeutic Applications

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