Table 2.

Factors associated with the use of contraindicated herbal medicines in pregnancy

	No use of CI herbals		Use of CI herbals		Total	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95 % CI)
	N	%	N	%
Age (continuous)						0.95 (0.90–1.01)
Employment status
Student	183	77.2	54	22.8	237	1.05 (0.87–1.25)
Housewife	163	79.9	41	20.1	204	1.45 (1.18–1.79)
HCP	209	80.7	50	19.3	259	1.07 (0.55–2.08)
Job seeker	68	82.9	14	17.1	82	1.00 (0.39–2.58)
None	81	79.4	21	20.6	102	1.02 (0.67–1.54)
Employed other sector	1197	80.2	296	19.8	1493	Reference
Education level
Primary	66	85.7	11	14.3	77	0.90 (0.43–1.85)
High School	441	83.8	85	16.2	526	Reference
University	1166	77.8	332	22.2	1498	1.97 (1.60–2.44)
Other	230	82.7	48	17.3	278	1.18 (1.00–1.39)
Folic acid use before and/or during pregnancy
Yes	1819	80.1	453	19.9	2272	Reference
No	84	78.5	23	21.5	107	1.44 (1.14–1.82)
Alcohol use after awareness of pregnancy
Yes	393	76.3	122	23.7	515	1.48 (1.20–1.80)
Can’t remember	20	71.4	8	28.6	28	1.48 (0.82–2.66)
No	1490	81.2	345	18.8	1835	Reference
Recommendation source
Informal (family, internet, etc)	780	89.2	94	10.8	874	Reference
Other	24	88.8	3	11.2	27	0.97 (0.29–3.26)
Health care personnel	362	73.7	129	26.3	491	3.02 (2.65–3.57)
Both Informal and health care personnel	435	76.2	136	24.8	571	2.56 (2.35–2.78)

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