Medicinal plants used to induce labour during childbirth in Western Uganda

dc.contributor.authorKamatenesi-Mugisha, Maud
dc.contributor.authorOryem-Origa, Hannington
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-03T13:35:20Z
dc.date.available2022-06-03T13:35:20Z
dc.date.issued2006-07-05
dc.descriptionJournal articleen_US
dc.description.abstractTraditional 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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUNESCOMAB Young Scientist Research Award 2000, NUFU-NORAD through Prof. Kare Lye, World Health Organisation-Uganda Office, Third World Organisation for Women in Sciences (TWOWS) and Gender Mainstreaming, Makerere University, Uganda.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKamatenesi-Mugisha, Maud, Oryem-Origa, Hannington(2006)Medicinal plants used to induce labour during childbirth in western Uganda,Elsevier Ireland Ltd.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.bsu.ac.ug//handle/20.500.12284/303
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Ireland Ltd.en_US
dc.subjectEthnobotanicalen_US
dc.subjectMedicinal plantsen_US
dc.subjectInduce labour;en_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.subjectChild birthen_US
dc.titleMedicinal plants used to induce labour during childbirth in Western Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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