Prevalence and determinants of medicinal plants utilization during labour among women of reproductive age in Butiama, Tanzania: A community-based cross-sectional study
Over fifty percent of participants reported using medicinal plants during childbirth, with socio-economic status and healthcare access factors suggesting that targeted education and interventions around medicinal plant use would be beneficial.
Authors
- Leah Daniel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2801-1831)
- Grace Tavengana
- Magnus Michael Sichalwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1527-404X)
- JohnPaul Otuomasiri Egbobe
- Nangi William Nangi
Institutions
- Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (TZ)
- Nantong University (CN)
- Social Welfare Department (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0334453
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.76