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Libyan International Conference for Health Sciences

The First Libyan International Conference for Health Sciences (2024): Open University, Tripoli, Libya
Mediterranean Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
https://ppj.org.ly/article/doi/10.5281/zenodo.6780482

Mediterranean Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Libyan mothers' awareness of natural products among infants

Nuha O. Elmansuri, Lujain A. Mhani, Soha E. Elhaddar, Muftah A. Shushni

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Abstract

In Libya, mothers commonly use natural products for their infants. The purpose of this survey was to evaluate the level of awareness of mothers using natural products for their infants, a validated questionnaire-based survey was distributed to mothers in several hospitals, and the selected random group included 152 mothers of infants aged from day one birth to one year old, an analysis of the data revealed that 68.0% of mothers were using natural products and the most predominant age was between 20-30 years, 63.0% were living in Tripoli and 52.0% were undergraduate level of education. Further statistical analysis revealed a significant difference in measuring the degree of awareness of all the natural products combined together (p=0.001) and a similar degree of considerable difference in the degree of awareness of each natural product alone (p=0.001). A correlation coefficient test by Spearman was performed to evaluate if there is any association between participants’ demographic data and the question which measures the level of mothers’ awareness. The results showed that mothers have no awareness of how to use these natural products and no correlation between the participants’ demographic data and the way the mothers use these natural products, except between the fennel and the education level (p=0.033, p<0.05, respectively). In conclusion, mothers have no awareness of how to use natural products, and appropriate attention by healthcare providers should be given to nursing mothers for herbal use.

Keywords

Anise, chamomile, folic, fennel, honey, infant's herbal, peppermint, use of herbs

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Submitted date:
06/12/2022

Reviewed date:
06/22/2022

Accepted date:
06/27/2022

Publication date:
11/08/2024

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