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Table 5 Participants’ thoughts about the safety of herbal and conventional medications

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

 

Agree (%)

Disagree (%)

Not sure (%)

Most Western medicine is not safe for me (mother) during pregnancy

66.2

18.9

14.9

Most Western medicine is not safe for my baby during pregnancy

68.3

17.7

13.9

Most herbal medicine is not safe for me during pregnancy

67.3

15.6

17.1

Most herbal medicine is not safe for my baby during pregnancy

68.7

13.2

18.1

Most herbal medicine is natural

45

22.9

31.9

Most herbal medicine is safe

25.3

38.9

35.8

Herbals are beneficial if recommended by doctor

62.5

18.5

19

Herbals are beneficial if recommended by herbalist

35.6

34.1

30.2

Herbals are beneficial if recommended by family/relative

19.6

49.8

30.6

There are illnesses or conditions for which herbal medicine is more effective than Western medicine

54.6

19.7

25.7

There are illnesses or conditions for which Western medicine is more effective than herbal medicine

65.4

10.2

24.4