A Study Of Herbal Drugs Utilization Among Pregnant Women, Health Care Professionals, Academicians And Students In Bedong And Sungai Petani
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2017-02
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Perveen, Nabila
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
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This research work attempted to analyze and to evaluate the real values of herbal drugs in aspect of their utilization in pregnant women, health care professionals (physicians)/academicians, and students in specific educational institutions and hospitals in Sungai Petani, Kedah Darul Aman, in Malaysia. Data analysis was performed using Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS), version 20. Total of 1018 respondents were involved in this study consisting of three groups, pregnant women (450), health care professionals (physicians/academicians) (168) and students (400). The cross-sectional survey was conducted and random sampling technique was used for respondent selection. Out of 1018 respondents surveyed, 934 respondents (91.7%) reported the utilization of herbal drugs as compared to non-users 84 (8.3%). Malays (n=352, 37.7%), Malaysian Chinese (n=282, 30.2%), Malaysian Indians (n=262, 28.1%) and respondents from other nationalities also reported the utilization of herbal drugs for this study (n=38, 4.1%). The data collection was started in November 2010 and was completed in January 2013 (about 25 months) after the literature review. From the data collection of all three groups, 386 pregnant women respondents utilized herbal drugs 41.3%, health care professionals (physicians/academicians), 150 respondents utilized herbal drugs was 16.1% and 398 student respondents utilization of herbal drugs was 42.6%. Among all three groups, utilization of herbal drugs by female respondents was 79.3% as compared to male respondents 20.7%. The trend of herbal drugs utilization was highest among Sijil Pajalaran Malaysia (SPM) qualified 592 while it was lowest at Ph.D. level in all three groups.
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Herbal drugs utilization among pregnant women , academicians and students in Bedong and Sungai Petani