Prevalence and Correlates of Herbal Medicine Use among Women Seeking Care for Infertility in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Table 5

Perception of herbal medicine use among women seeking care for infertility ().

Statements	Agree; (%)	Disagree; (%)	Not sure; (%)
Herbal medicines are effective for your condition	2 (1.2)	87 (52.1)	78 (46.7)
Herbal medicines are safer than western medicines for your condition	0 (0)	89 (53.3)	78 (46.7)
Herbal medicines are natural	77 (46.1)	9 (5.4)	81 (48.5)
Herbal medicines are beneficial if recommended by healthcare provider	44 (26.3)	13 (7.8)	110 (65.9)
Herbal medicines are beneficial if recommended by traditional medicine practitioner or herbalist	2 (1.2)	46 (27.5)	119 (71.3)
Herbal medicines should be integrated into the mainstream healthcare system	6 (3.6)	18 (10.8)	143 (85.6)