ArticleClinics in mother and child health2019
Prevalence of Traditional Medicine Use during Pregnancy, at Labour and for Postpartum Care in a Rural Area in Zimbabwe.
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- Traditional Medicine Utilisation Among Pregnant Women in Sub-saharan African Countries: A Systematic Review of Literature.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingPooled it
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- Benefits of Traditional Medicinal Plants to African Women's Health: An Overview of the Literature.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Medicinal Uses of the Fabaceae Family in Zimbabwe: A Review.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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- Use of Medicinal Plants during Pregnancy, Childbirth and Postpartum in Southern Morocco.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Magnitude and Determinant Factors of Herbal Medicine Utilization Among Mothers Attending Their Antenatal Care at Public Health Institutions in Debre Berhan Town, Ethiopia.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Zootherapeutic uses of animals excreta: the case of elephant dung and urine use in Sayaboury province, Laos.Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine · 2021Article
- Herbal medicines use and associated factors among pregnant women in Debre Tabor town, north West Ethiopia: a mixed method approach.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2021Article
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- Herbal Medicine Use During Pregnancy: A Review of the Literature With a Special Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and types of traditional medicine used during pregnancy, at labour and for postpartum care by women in rural Zimbabwe. RESEARCH
designA cross-sectional survey was conducted on 398 women from two rural districts in Zimbabwe. Data on socio-demography, pregnancy related information as well as traditional medicine use patterns was collected using a structured interviewer administered questionnaire. Convenient sampling was used to recruit women of childbearing age who were either pregnant at the time of the study, or had previously given birth.
resultsThe prevalence of traditional medicine used during pregnancy and at labour was 69.9% and only 17.3% used these medicines for postpartum care. During pregnancy, 27.7% used soil from a mole hill, 21.6% used elephant dung, and 13.3% used
conclusionThe use of traditional remedies in different forms during pregnancy and at labour was very common as confirmed by the high prevalence rate of 69.9%. Some of the women however used more than one type of traditional medicine during pregnancy, labour and for postpartum care. The exact effects of some of these medicines on both the mother and infant however, are not known, and there is therefore a need for them to be studied in greater detail.
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