Practices of Traditional Birth Attendants in Machakos District, Kenya

Kaingu, Catherine Kaluwa; Oduma, Jemimah A.; Kanui, Titus I.

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2011.05.044

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“…Women and children constitute the bulk of the people reliant on herbal medicine 7,8 . The broad use of traditional medicine is often attributed to its accessibility and affordability 9,10 . Traditional birth attendants (TBAs) are important community resource persons who are routinely consulted by pregnant women throughout the course of gestation 10 .…”

Section: African Journal Of Reproductive Health December 2017; 21 (4)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The broad use of traditional medicine is often attributed to its accessibility and affordability 9,10 . Traditional birth attendants (TBAs) are important community resource persons who are routinely consulted by pregnant women throughout the course of gestation 10 . Although TBAs mainly operate in the rural areas in developing countries 10 , they also operate in urban areas, and can be an important resource in childbirth care especially among the poor 11 .…”

Section: African Journal Of Reproductive Health December 2017; 21 (4)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Traditional birth attendants (TBAs) are important community resource persons who are routinely consulted by pregnant women throughout the course of gestation 10 . Although TBAs mainly operate in the rural areas in developing countries 10 , they also operate in urban areas, and can be an important resource in childbirth care especially among the poor 11 . They assist many women in developing countries to deliver 12 , although no statistics are currently available on their numbers.…”

Section: African Journal Of Reproductive Health December 2017; 21 (4)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They assist many women in developing countries to deliver 12 , although no statistics are currently available on their numbers. In Kenya for example, each female TBA attends to more than two hundred pregnant women during the course of their practice 10 . A large proportion of children in low and middle-income countries are born outside of conventional health facilities, mainly by unskilled community-based birth attendants 13 .…”

Section: African Journal Of Reproductive Health December 2017; 21 (4)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Despite the ban on TBAs in Uganda by the Ministry of Health in 2010, 80% of women in rural areas are still reported to have preference for their services 6, 14. Between 58%-80% of pregnant women in western Uganda deliver outside a health facility with the assistance of TBAs 6,16 . The TBAs use plant medicines to assist pregnant women to manage diseases 10 such as dizziness, nausea and vomiting among others 10,8 . Medicinal plants play a significant role during pregnancy, birth and postpartum care in many rural areas of the world 8,11,17 .…”

Section: African Journal Of Reproductive Health December 2017; 21 (4)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Medicinal Plants used during Antenatal Care by Pregnant Women in Eastern Uganda

Nalumansi

Kamatenesi‐Mugisha

Anywar

2017

Afr J Reprod Health

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Plants are commonly used during the antenatal stage in pregnancy to manage different ailments in Africa. In Uganda, both medicinal and food plants are used to handle common pregnancy related conditions. An ethnobotanical survey was conducted in Iganga district, eastern Uganda. Seven traditional birth attendants (TBA) and 46 mothers were interviewed. Data was collected using structured questionnaires and household interviews. The TBAs were identified using snowball sampling. A total of 33 plant species, belonging to 23 families were documented. Out of these, the pregnant mothers used 45.5 % as both food and medicine. The most frequently used plant life form was herbs (58.8%). The leaves are the most commonly used plant parts (59%). Most of the plants (58.8%) were semi cultivated and were being domesticated in crop fields and home gardens. Most of the plants were used to manage anaemia and for child development and good health among the pregnant women. The pregnant women and TBAs in Namungalwe sub County have diverse knowledge on medicinal and nutri-medicinal plants in the management of common pregnancy related diseases, which can be used to supplement modern antenatal services, inspite of the ban of the activities of TBA. Further research on the bioavailability of nutrients, efficacy and safety of the medicinal plants used by pregnant women should be done. RésuméLes plantes sont couramment utilisées pendant le stade prénatal pendant la grossesse pour gérer les différentes maladies en Afrique. En Ouganda, les plantes médicinales et alimentaires sont utilisées pour traiter des conditions courantes liées à la grossesse et pour compléter les services de soins prénatals modernes. Une enquête ethnobotanique a été menée dans le district d'Iganga, dans l'est de l'Ouganda. Sept accoucheuses traditionnelles (AT) et 46 mères ont été interviewées. Les données ont été recueillies à l'aide des questionnaires structurés et d'entrevues auprès des ménages. Les AT ont été identifiées en utilisant un échantillonnage en boule de neige. Un total de 33 espèces végétales appartenant à 23 familles ont été documentées. Parmi cellesci, les femmes enceintes consommaient 45,5% de nourriture et des médicaments. La forme de vie végétale la plus fréquemment utilisée était les herbes (58,8%). Les feuilles sont les parties de plantes les plus utilisées (59%). La plupart des plantes (58,8%) étaient semi-cultivées et étaient domestiquées dans les champs cultivés et dans les jardins potagers. La plupart des plantes étaient utilisées pour gérer l'anémie et pour le développement de l'enfant et une bonne santé chez les femmes enceintes. Les femmes enceintes et les accoucheuses traditionnelles dans le sous-comté de Namungalwe avaient des connaissances diverses sur les plantes médicinales et nutri-médicinales dans la prise en charge des maladies courantes liées à la grossesse, qui peuvent être utilisées pour compléter les services prénataux modernes. (Afr J Reprod Health 2017; 21[4]: 33-44).

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Section: African Journal Of Reproductive Health December 2017; 21 (4)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: African Journal Of Reproductive Health December 2017; 21 (4)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: African Journal Of Reproductive Health December 2017; 21 (4)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: African Journal Of Reproductive Health December 2017; 21 (4)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: African Journal Of Reproductive Health December 2017; 21 (4)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Perceptions and experiences of the prevention, detection, and management of postpartum haemorrhage: a qualitative evidence synthesis

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A Comprehensive Review of the Pharmacological Activities of Ocimum kilimandscharicum: Camphor Basil

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Malviya,

Saxena

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Ocimum kilimandscharicum or Camphor basil is a plant that is native to the Kikuyu tribes of Kenya. This plant has been widely known for its mosquito repellant properties but its potential as a therapeutic agent remains a lesser‐known fact. Traditional/Folkloric uses of this plant have paved way for the numerous studies conducted till now and these have helped to establish this plant as one of medicinal value. The well‐known folkloric uses of this plant include treating flu, cancer, diarrhea, asthma, ulcer, measles, cough, and abdominal pain among others. These studies provide insights into the efficacy of this plant in comparison to other species belonging to the same genus. This review aims to emphasize the various therapeutic and nontherapeutic applications of O. kilimandscharicum with a brief outline of its phytochemical constituents.

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Practices of Traditional Birth Attendants in Machakos District, Kenya

Cited by 62 publications

References 16 publications

Medicinal Plants used during Antenatal Care by Pregnant Women in Eastern Uganda

Medicinal Plants used during Antenatal Care by Pregnant Women in Eastern Uganda

Perceptions and experiences of the prevention, detection, and management of postpartum haemorrhage: a qualitative evidence synthesis

A Comprehensive Review of the Pharmacological Activities of Ocimum kilimandscharicum: Camphor Basil

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