Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in a Pregnant Population, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

The observed responses for the use of CAM in the study participants ().

Queries	Overall (%)
Responses to quality of life assessment^a
Is CAM therapy improving your QOL?	86 (30.5)
My overall health is better	162 (57.4)
I am not depressed all the time	126 (44.7)
I have less fatigue	176 (62.4)
I have more energy	78 (27.7)
I can sleep well	185 (65.6)
I have better memory	162 (57.4)
I do not have frequent nausea/vomiting or other health problem	83 (29.4)
I am not sick all the time	75 (26.6)
Disclosure of CAM use to HCPs
Yes	95 (33.7)
No	157 (55.7)
Reasons for not reporting to HCPs^a
Does not need the HCP’s approval	7 (2.5)
The HCPs would be unsupportive and would discourage	52 (18.4)
Insufficient information of CAM	19 (6.7)
The HCPs do not ask about CAM	57 (20.2)
Source of information on CAM use^a
Family/friend/relative	140 (49.6)
Media (internet/television/radio/book)	16 (5.7)
Health practitioner	40 (14.2)
Pregnant women who used herbal medicines	12 (4.3)
CAM practitioners	18 (6.4)
Awareness of drug-herb interaction
Yes	94 (33.3)
No/I do not know	158 (56)
Satisfaction level with CAM use
Satisfied	59 (20.9)
Average	125 (44.3)
Dissatisfied	68 (24.1)

CAM: complementary and alternative medicine; QOL: quality of life; HCPs: healthcare providers; ^athe values do not sum up to 100% since multiple-choice answers could have been selected.