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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
pharmacology, toxicology and pharmaceutics
Medicinal plants used to induce labour during childbirth in western Uganda
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 109, No. 1, Year 2007
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Description
Traditional medicine usage in rural Ugandan population for day-to-day health care needs is close to 90%. Women and children form the bulk of the people reliant on herbal medicine. This study was undertaken to document how ethnomedical folklore aids childbirth in rural western Uganda by conducting field surveys, discussions and interviews with the resource users (mothers) and health providers (traditional birth attendants). Health surveys revealed that over 80% of childbirths are conducted at home by using herbal remedies in Bushenyi district. Seventy-five plants have been recorded for usage in inducing labour and some of these plants may be oxytocic. The dilemma lies in the toxicity levels and the unspecified dosages that may threaten the life of the unborn baby and the mother. The high population growth rate, high total fertility rate coupled with high maternal mortality and morbidity in Uganda calls for rethinking in gendered health provision policies and programmes for which herbal medicine integration in health care systems seems viable. © 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kamatenesi-Mugisha, Maud M.
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University
Oryem-Origa, Hannington O.
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University
Statistics
Citations: 182
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jep.2006.06.011
ISSN:
03788741
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Uganda
Participants Gender
Female