[
    {
        "id": "osp-10454",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "Exploring the Use of Herbal Treatments During Pregnancy Among Saudi Women: An application of the knowledge-attitude-practice model",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Almoayad",
                "given": "Fatmah"
            },
            {
                "family": "Assiri",
                "given": "Insherah A."
            },
            {
                "family": "Almarshoud",
                "given": "Haifa F."
            },
            {
                "family": "Safhi",
                "given": "Atheer M."
            },
            {
                "family": "Altahan",
                "given": "Hend M."
            },
            {
                "family": "Benajiba",
                "given": "Nada"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/exploring-the-use-of-herbal-treatments-during-pregnancy-among-saudi-women-an-application-of-the-knowledge-attitude-practice-model",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2025
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal",
        "volume": "21",
        "issue": "4",
        "page": "591-597",
        "DOI": "10.18295/squmj.4.2021.045",
        "publisher": "Sultan Qaboos University",
        "ISSN": "2075-051X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: Herbal treatments are commonly used by Saudi women during pregnancy. However, the inappropriate use of some herbs can have side-effects for both the mother and the fetus. Thus, a comprehensive understanding of their use during pregnancy is crucial. This study aimed to explore the use of herbal treatments by Saudi women during pregnancy using the knowledge-attitude-practice model. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2019 and April 2020 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on a convenience sample using an online Arabic-language questionnaire. Saudi women aged between 18–58 years who were pregnant or had been pregnant and were living in the Riyadh were included. Results: A total of 400 individuals participated in this study. All participants lacked knowledge about the side-effects of herbal treatment but 63% knew about unsafe herbs in general. Most participants (66%) had a neutral attitude towards herbal treatments. Almost half of the participants (48%) did not use herbs during pregnancy and a similar number (47%) sometimes used herbal treatments during pregnancy. There was a significant positive correlation between attitude and practice and a negative correlation between knowledge and attitude as well as between knowledge and practice (P"
    }
]