Table 2 Complementary medicine products used by mothers during breastfeeding, stratified by type
n | Percent of participants* | Percent of dietary supplement users* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dietary supplements | ||||
Vitamin D | 194 | 43.6% | 63.0% | |
Iron | 153 | 34.4% | 49.7% | |
Vitamin B12 | 89 | 20.0% | 28.9% | |
Multivitamin/Mineral | 78 | 17.5% | 25.3% | |
Fish oil/ Omega 3 | 69 | 15.5% | 22.4% | |
Magnesium | 58 | 13.0% | 18.8% | |
Brewer’s yeast | 45 | 10.1% | 14.6% | |
Vitamin C | 39 | 8.8% | 12.7% | |
Calcium | 38 | 8.5% | 12.3% | |
Folic acid | 35 | 7.9% | 11.4% | |
Probiotic | 29 | 6.5% | 9.4% | |
Vitamin B complex | 27 | 6.1% | 8.8% | |
Zinc | 17 | 3.8% | 5.5% | |
Bee products | 7 | 1.6% | 2.3% | |
Other dietary supplements | 6 | 1.3% | 1.9% | |
Iodine | 5 | 1.1% | 1.6% | |
Sambucol | 4 | 0.9% | 1.3% | |
Selenium | 3 | 0.7% | 1.0% | |
Lecithin | 2 | 0.4% | 0.6% | |
Quercetin | 1 | 0.2% | 0.3% | |
Melatonin | 1 | 0.2% | 0.3% | |
Total | 308 | 100% | 100% | |
Herbal medicine | n | Percent of participants* | Percent of herbal medicine users* | |
Fennel | 95 | 21.3% | 71.4% | |
Garlic | 21 | 4.7% | 15.8% | |
Ginger | 17 | 3.8% | 12.8% | |
Fenugreek | 16 | 3.6% | 12.0% | |
Turmeric | 13 | 2.9% | 9.8% | |
African violet extract | 6 | 1.3% | 4.5% | |
Black seed | 5 | 1.1% | 3.8% | |
Elderberry | 4 | 0.9% | 3.0% | |
Flaxseed | 4 | 0.9% | 3.0% | |
Mint tea | 3 | 0.7% | 2.3% | |
Milk thistle | 2 | 0.4% | 1.5% | |
Other herbal medicine | 2 | 0.4% | 1.5% | |
Echinacea | 1 | 0.2% | 0.8% | |
Total | 133 | 100% | 100% | |