Table 5.

Characteristics of Herbal Medicine Self-Medication Among Pregnant Women at Kemisie General Hospital, 2019 (N=111)

Variables		Frequency	Percent (%)
Type of herbs used	Ginger (Zingiberofficinale)	4	3.6
	Tenadam (Ruta chalepensis)	48	43
	Damakesie (Ocimum lamiifolium)	55	49.5
	Tosign(Ethiopian Thymus)	4	3.6
Indication of using herbal medicine	Headache	37	33
	UTI	4	3.6
	Common cold	70	63
Source of information about herbal medicine	Traditional healer	49	44
	Health profession	4	3.6
	Family & friends	58	52.3
Sources of the herbal medicine	Self-preparation	43	38.7
	Herbalist	16	14.4
	Traditional birth attendant	15	13.5
	Market place	4	3.6
	Neighbors	33	29.7