Prescription patterns and factors influencing the use of Chinese herbal medicine among pregnant women in Taiwan: a population-based retrospective study

Table 4 Associating factors with the use of CHM during pregnancy (n = 81,873)

Characteristics	aOR (95% CI)	P-value
Age	1.03 (1.02–1.03)	< 0.001
Education
Below Junior	ref
Senior	1.04 (0.98–1.09)	0.080
University or above	1.16 (1.09–1.23)	< 0.001
Residential area
Northern	ref
Middle	1.78 (1.69–1.88)	< 0.001
Southern	1.36 (1.30–1.43)	0.004
Eastern	1.14 (1.04–1.26)	0.001
CHM use before 6 months of pregnancy	5.69 (5.46–5.93)	< 0.001
Asthma	1.23 (1.05–1.43)	0.009
Chronic renal disease	1.33 (1.02–1.73)	0.034
Cardiac valvular disease	1.54 (1.25–1.91)	< 0.001

Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to calculate adjusted odds ratio (aOR). Adjusted factors included age, education, income, residential area, CHM use before 6 months of pregnancy, asthma, chronic ischemic heart disease, chronic renal disease, congenital heart disease, preexisting diabetes mellitus, preexisting hypertension, sickle cell disease, cardiac valvular disease, placenta previa, and gestational hypertension
CHM Chinese herbal medicine

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