Table 2 Source of the recommendation to use herbal medicine in pregnancy according to region
From: Herbal medicine use in pregnancy: results of a multinational study
Percentage of women indicating each recommendation source | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total responses | Own initiative | Physician | Family & friends | Internet | Midwife, nurse | Pharmacy personnel | Magazine or media | Herbal shop | Other** | |
N | % ± SE | % ± SE | % ± SE | % ± SE | % ± SE | % ± SE | % ± SE | % ± SE | % ± SE | |
Total | 3,961 | 28.6 ± 0.7 | 21.6 ± 0.7 | 16.8 ± 0.6 | 11.3 ± 0.5 | 7.8 ± 0.4 | 6.1 ± 0.4 | 3.3 ± 0.3 | 3.0 ± 0.3 | 1.5 ± 0.2 |
Western Europe | 1,315 | 27.6 ± 1.2 | 14.7 ± 1.0 | 18.6 ± 1.1 | 11.3 ± 0.9 | 10.2 ± 0.8 | 7.7 ± 0.7 | 4.0 ± 0.5 | 4.0 ± 0.5 | 2.1 ± 0.4 |
Northern Europe | 548 | 31.9 ± 2.0 | 8.6 ± 1.2 | 19.2 ± 1.7 | 15.7 ± 1.6 | 9.1 ± 1.2 | 5.3 ± 1.0 | 3.6 ± 0.8 | 5.7 ± 1.0 | 0.9 ± 0.4 |
Eastern Europe | 657 | 28.0 ± 1.8 | 34.5 ± 1.9 | 13.3 ±1.3 | 10.3 ± 1.2 | 4.9 ± 0.8 | 5.6 ± 0.9 | 2.6 ± 0.6 | 0.8 ± 0.3 | * |
North America | 209 | 31.6 ± 3.2 | 8.6 ± 1.9 | 18.2 ± 2.7 | 11.5 ± 2.2 | 13.9 ± 2.4 | 2.4 ± 1.1 | 3.3 ± 1.2 | 3.8 ± 1.3 | * |
South America | 71 | 22.5 ± 5.0 | 12.7 ± 4.0 | 36.6 ± 5.7 | 8.5 ± 3.3 | * | * | 5.6 ± 2.7 | 9.9 ± 3.5 | - |
Australia | 161 | 29.8 ± 3.6 | 9.9 ± 2.4 | 21.1 ± 3.2 | 9.3 ± 2.3 | 9.3 ± 2.3 | 8.1 ± 2.2 | * | 5.6 ± 1.8 | * |