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Table 2 Association between herbal medication use during pregnancy and sociodemographic characteristics

From: Prevalence, knowledge and attitudes toward herbal medication use by Saudi women in the central region during pregnancy, during labor and after delivery

 

Number

Herbal medication use

Chi squared

P value

Yes

No

N (%)

N (%)

Children

One

114

22 (19.3%)

92 (80.7%)

3.789

0.285

Two

108

31 (27.9%)

80 (72.1%)

Three

111

27 (24.1%)

85 (75.9%)

Four or more

268

75 (28%)

193(72%)

Marital status

Married

546

142 (26%)

404 (74%)

0.188

0.910

Divorced

31

7 (22.6%)

24 (77.4%)

Widowed

24

6 (25%)

18 (75%)

Education level

No formal education

27

7 (25.9%)

20 (74.1%)

2.868

0.825

Primary education

32

9 (28.1%)

23 (71.9%)

Secondary education

51

16 (31.4%)

35 (68.6%)

High school

144

39 (27.1%)

105 (72.9%)

Diploma

81

23 (28.4%)

58 (71.6%)

Bachelor’s degree

249

56 (22.5%)

193 (77.5%)

Master’s degree and higher

17

5 (29.4%)

12(70.6%)

Occupation

Housewife

296

74 (25%)

222 (75%)

1.298

0.730

Private sector employee

44

14 (31.8%)

30 (68.2%)

Government employee

241

63 (26.1%)

178 (73.9%)

Other

20

4 (20.0%)

16 (80.0%)

Closest health facility

Not far (<5 km)

270

66 (24.4%)

204(75.6%)

0.849

0.654

Somewhat far (5 km – 10 km)

217

56 (25.8%)

161(74.2%)

Very far (>10 km)

114

33 (28.9%)

81 (71.1%)

Antenatal care visits

Zero

49

5 (10.2%)

44 (89.8%)

6.977

0.031

One or two

91

23 (25.3%)

68 (74.7%)

Three or more

461

127 (27.5%)

334(72.5%)