Knowledge/Behavior about Herbal Remedies
| Users (N = 498) | Non Users (N = 122) | Total (N = 620) | P Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||
| Herbal remedies are drugs | .012 | ||||||
| No | 65 | 15.1 | 14 | 26.4 | 79 | 16.4 | |
| Yes | 260 | 60.5 | 21 | 39.6 | 281 | 58.2 | |
| Do not know | 105 | 24.4 | 18 | 34.0 | 123 | 25.5 | |
| Missing | 68 | 69 | 137 | ||||
| Some herbal remedies can interact with prescription medications | .327 | ||||||
| No | 74 | 17.1 | 9 | 17.0 | 83 | 17.0 | |
| Yes | 157 | 36.2 | 14 | 26.4 | 171 | 35.1 | |
| Do not know | 203 | 46.8 | 30 | 56.6 | 233 | 47.8 | |
| Missing | 64 | 69 | 133 | ||||
| Some herbal remedies can harm a baby if taken during pregnancy | .016 | ||||||
| No | 37 | 8.4 | 8 | 16.0 | 45 | 9.2 | |
| Yes | 247 | 56.4 | 18 | 36.0 | 265 | 54.3 | |
| Do not know | 154 | 35.2 | 24 | 48.0 | 178 | 36.5 | |
| Missing | 60 | 72 | 132 | ||||
| Herbal remedies are safer to use during pregnancy than prescription or over-the-counter drugs | .917 | ||||||
| No | 154 | 35.5 | 17 | 33.3 | 171 | 35.3 | |
| Yes | 84 | 19.4 | 11 | 21.6 | 95 | 19.6 | |
| Do not know | 196 | 45.2 | 23 | 45.1 | 219 | 45.2 | |
| Missing | 64 | 71 | 135 | ||||
| My family member has recommended an herbal remedy for me to take | .000 | ||||||
| No | 122 | 29.6 | 33 | 56.9 | 155 | 33.0 | |
| Yes | 287 | 69.7 | 23 | 39.7 | 310 | 66.0 | |
| Do not know | 3 | 0.7 | 2 | 3.4 | 5 | 1.1 | |
| Missing | 86 | 64 | 150 | ||||
| I have given my children (or grandchildren) herbal remedies | .004 | ||||||
| No | 194 | 50.5 | 37 | 71.2 | 231 | 53.0 | |
| Yes | 180 | 46.0 | 12 | 23.1 | 192 | 44.0 | |
| Do not know | 10 | 2.6 | 3 | 5.8 | 13 | 3.0 | |
| Missing | 114 | 70 | 184 | ||||