Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in a Pregnant Population, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 3
Reasons for using CAM† in pregnancy ().
Reasons for using CAM
Responses (%)
Strongly agree
Agree
Disagree
Beneficial effect on quality of life and healtha
43 (15.2)
99 (35.1)
110 (39.0)
Its more natural
49 (17.4)
151 (53.5)
52 (18.4)
CAM is accessible and available
79 (28.0)
121 (42.9)
52 (18.4)
Improves nutritional status
12 (4.3)
64 (22.7)
176 (62.4)
Less risk for fetus than convectional drugs
20 (7.1)
63 (22.3)
169 (59.9)
Lack of trust on conventional treatments
9 (3.2)
52 (18.4)
191 (67.7)
Dissatisfaction with conventional therapy
6 (2.1)
62 (22.0)
184 (65.2)
Family/culture/religious beliefs
62 (22.0)
127 (45.0)
63 (22.3)
Previous experience of CAM use
21 (7.4)
120 (42.6)
111 (39.4)
Control over situationb
13 (4.6)
78 (27.7)
161 (57.1)
CAM: complementary and alternative medicine; †the values do not sum up to 100% since data from CAM nonusers have not been selected; abeneficial effect on quality of life and physical health of their fetus; bCAM therapies gave a sense of control or autonomy over the situation.
