Research Article
Prevalence and Correlates of Herbal Medicine Use among Women Seeking Care for Infertility in Freetown, Sierra Leone
Table 4
Pattern of herbal medicine use among women seeking infertility care.
| | Characteristics | Variable | (%) |
| | The use of herbal medicine to treat your condition in the past twelve months | Yes | 61 (36.5) | | No | 106 (63.5) |
| | Reason for using herbal medicine | Recommended by friends and family | 57 (96.7) | | Others (recommended by herbal medicine seller) | 2 (3.3) |
| | Awareness of the name of the herbal medicine used, | Yes | 29 (47.5) | | No | 32 (52.5) |
| | If yes, name of herbal medicine, | Rabena (Luffa acutangula) | 29 (100) |
| | Route of administration of herbal medicine, | Orally | 61 (100) |
| | If yes, was it beneficial? | No | 61 (100) |
| | Experienced side effects, | Yes | 7 (11.5) | | No | 54 (88.5) |
| | If yes, type of side effect, | Amenorrhea | 3 (42.8) | | Pruritus | 2 (28.6) | | Rash | 2 (28.6) |
| | Disclosure to healthcare provider | Yes | 12 (19.7) | | No | 49 (80.3) |
| | If no, reason for nondisclosure, | Health provider did not ask | 25 (51.0) | Thought it was not necessary
| 24 (49.0) |
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