02 October 2024 : Clinical Research
Prevalence and Determinants of Self-Medication Among Pregnant Women at an Antenatal Clinic at Soba Teaching Hospital, Sudan: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Malaz M. Almubarak1ABCDEF, Eiman Eltayeb M. Ibrahim
2ABCF, Syed Ahfaz Ali 3DEFG, Wajid Syed 4DEFG, Ayesha Iqbal 5DEFG, Mahmood B. Basil A. Al-Rawi6DFG, Bashir A. Yousef 7ABCDEFG*
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.945711
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e945711
Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the studied population (N=230).
| Variable | Categories of the variable | Number (frequency %) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | <25 | 69 (30.0) |
| 25–30 | 89 (38.7) | |
| >30 | 72 (31.3) | |
| Education | Illiterate | 16 (7.0) |
| Elementary school | 30 (13.0) | |
| High School | 72 (31.3) | |
| Collage | 105 (45.7) | |
| Post-graduate studies | 7 (3.0) | |
| Job status | Employed | 79 (34.3) |
| Unemployed | 151 (65.7) | |
| Family income (SDG/Month) | <50000 | 69 (30.0) |
| 50000–150000 | 104 (45.2) | |
| >150000 | 57 (24.8) | |
| Health insurance | Yes | 64 (27.8) |
| No | 166 (72.2) | |
| Residence | Urban | 147 (63.9) |
| Rural | 83 (36.1) | |
| Comorbidities | Hypertension | 11 (4.8) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 14 (6.1) | |
| Asthma | 23 (10.0) | |
| Cardiovascular disease | 5 (2.2) | |
| Others | 24 (10.4) | |
| None | 153 (66.5) |