Table 1. User profile of studies on herbal medicine use among pregnant women from the Middle East.
| Study | Country | Number of women | Mean age/age groups (years) | Educational level/years of education | Employment status | Residence | Parity/ mean pregnancy number | Trimester |
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| Al-Riyami et al, 201111 | Oman | 139 | 28±5 Range: 19–45 |
No schooling: 2.2%; primary:15.8%; secondary: 44.6%; college:17.3%; higher education: 20.1% | Employed: 36% Unemployed: 64% |
First: 7.2% Second: 36.0% Third: 56.8% |
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| Tabatabaee et al, 201112 | Iran | 513 | ≤25 (56.3%); 26–30 (30.0%) 31–35 (9.7%); >36 (3.9%) |
≤8 years: 63.5%; 9–12 years: 25.1%; >12 years: 11.3% | Homemaker: 94.3% | Urban: 29.6% Rural:70.4% |
Primipara: 58.5% Multipara:41.5% |
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| Dabaghian et al, 201213 | Iran | 600 | 27.03±4.8 | Uneducated: 2.5%; <12 years: 23.3%; 12 years: 51. 8%; >12 years: 22.4% | Homemaker: 87.2% Others 12.8% |
Urban: 81.7% Rural:18.3% |
1.6(0.81) | |
| Sattari et al, 201214 | Iran | 400 | 26.4±5.2 | High school: 46.0%; diploma: 36.8%; graduate: 17.3% |
Urban:72.3% Rural:27.8% |
None: 50.0% One: 31.8% Two: 13.5% |
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| Sawalha et al, 200715 |
Palestine | 218 | 28.1±5.7 | Elementary:40.8%; high school: 39.9%; university: 19.3% | Urban: 24.8% Rural: 70.2% Others: 5.0% |
3.8(2.4) | First: 6.0% Second: 8.7% Third: 67.0% |
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| Hashim et al, 200516 | Qatar | 393 | 29 | Primary school :3.5%; secondary school: 21.9%; university: 74.6% | Multiparous 66.7% | |||
| Khadivzadeh et al, 201217 | Iran | 919 | 25.7 ±5.1 | Illiterate:2.7%; elementary school:24. 6%; high school: 66.2%; academic studies: 5.9%; missing: 0.6% | Unemployed: 95.8% Other workers: 0.8% Employe: 2.7% Missing:0.7% |
Urban: 13.7% Rural: 86.0% Missing: 0.3% |
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| Orief et al, 201218 | Egypt | 300 | 26.9± 4.9 | Illiterate:4.0%; basic education: 19.0%; secondary or higher: 77.0% | 1.2± 1.0 | First: 33.3% Second: 33.3% Third: 33.3% |
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| Adawi et al, 201219 |
Palestine | 300 | <20–22 (7.3%); 0–30 (69.7%); 31–40 (21.7%); >40 (1.3%) | Primary and illiterate: 6.7%; middle school: 17.0%; high school: 37.3%; diploma/university; education: 39.0% | Employed: 5.7% Unemployed: 94.3% |
City: 23.0% Village: 67.3% Camp: 9.7% |
One: 32.0% More than one: 68.0% |
First: 33.3% Second: 3.3% Third: 33.3% |