Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population according to use of medicinal plants in pregnancy, n = 209
Total | Women who used medicinal plants during pregnancy | Women without use of medicinal plants during pregnancy | |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 209 | n = 167 | n = 42 | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Age (years) | |||
≤ 20 | 64 (30.6) | 47 (28.1) | 17 (40.5) |
21-25 | 64 (30.6) | 53 (31.7) | 11 (26.2) |
26-30 | 32 (15.3) | 26 (15.6) | 6 (14.3) |
≥ 31 | 41 (19.6) | 36 (21.6) | 5 (11.9) |
Unknown | 8 (3.8) | 5 (3.0) | 3 (7.2) |
Marital status | |||
Married/Cohabitant | 203 (97.1) | 161 (96.4) | 42 (100.0) |
Other | 6 (2.9) | 6 (3.6) | 0 |
Area of residents | |||
Rural (Siby, Dioila) | 150 (71.8) | 46 (27.5) | 13 (31.0) |
Urban (Bamako) | 59 (28.2) | 121 (72.5) | 29 (69.0) |
Level of educationa | |||
None or very low | 97 (46.4) | 75 (44.9) | 22 (52.4) |
Low | 89 (42.6) | 70 (41.9) | 19 (45.2) |
High | 23 (11.0) | 22 (13.2) | 1 (2.4) |
Occupation | |||
Housewife | 169 (80.9) | 135 (80.8) | 34 (81.0) |
Other | 40 (19.1) | 32 (19.2) | 8 (19.0) |
Parity | |||
0 | 52 (24.9) | 36 (21.6) | 16 (38.1) |
1 | 41 (19.6) | 33 (19.8) | 8 (19.0) |
>1 | 116 (55.5) | 98 (58.7) | 18 (42.9) |