Table 1 Prevalence of medicinal plant use by Haitian women before and after migration to NYC (n = 100)
From: Haitian women in New York City use global food plants for women’s health
Number of NYC Haitian women reporting | ||
|---|---|---|
1. Used medicinal plants while living in Haiti | 97 | |
Reasons for not using medicinal plants: | ||
Young when left Haiti | 2 | |
Does not know about dosage | 1 | |
2. Uses medicinal plants while living in NYC | 83 | |
Reasons for not using medicinal plants: | ||
Does not know where to buy plants or recently immigrated | 9 | |
Does not use plants regularly | 2 | |
Plants are not available in NYC | 2 | |
Pregnant, or not currently taking plants for medical reasons | 2 | |
Plants are not safe | 1 | |
Plants are not needed in NYC | 1 | |