Table 5 Potential harms and benefits to be addressed or not during a clinical consultation depending on the individual clinical situation’s need
| Â | Â | Physicians | Women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iterative round 1 | Iterative round 2 | Iterative round 1 | Iterative round 2 | ||||||
Item # | Potential harm | M | IQR | M | IQR | M | IQR | M | IQR |
| Â | Risk of other co-morbidities | ||||||||
1 | Pregnant women should be warned that ginger may induce diarrhea | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
2 | Pregnant women should be warned that ginger may cause mild headache | 5.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 |
| Â | Other adverse effects | ||||||||
3 | Pregnant women should be warned that ginger may induce fever | 5.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
4 | Pregnant women should be warned that ginger may induce sweating | 6.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
5 | Pregnant women should be warned that ginger may induce thirst | 7.0 | 3.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 0.8 |
6 | Pregnant women should be warned that ginger may induce mild skin itching | 5.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
7 | Pregnant women should be warned that ginger may induce belching | 6.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
| Â | Potential benefits | ||||||||
1 | Pregnant women could be informed that ginger may induce somnolence | 5.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 |