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 2 Obstetric information of the studied population (N=230).
| Variable | Categories of the variable | Number (frequency %) |
|---|---|---|
| Gravidity | Prima-gravida | 76 (33.0) |
| Multi-gravida | 154 (67.0) | |
| Parity | No child | 75 (32.6) |
| One child | 63 (27.4) | |
| More than one | 92 (40.0) | |
| History of abortion | Yes | 75 (32.6) |
| No | 155 (67.4) | |
| Reason for abortion (n=75) | Unknown reason | 44 (58.7) |
| Known reason (Illness (toxoplasmosis), antiphospholipid syndrome, medications) | 31 (41.3) | |
| Gestational age | First trimester (less than 12 week) | 59 (25.7) |
| Second trimester (13 to 24 weeks) | 90 (39.1) | |
| Third trimester (more than 25 weeks) | 81 (35.2) |