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 3 Medication use data of the studied population (N=230).
| Variable | Number (frequency %) |
|---|---|
| Pharmacy | 82 (44.6) |
| Herbal shops | 42 (22.8) |
| Both | 60 (32.6) |
| Pharmacist | 46 (25.0) |
| Physician | 4 (2.1) |
| Midwife | 10 (5.3) |
| Relatives | 42 (22.7) |
| Own initiatives | 81 (44.0) |
| Media | 2 (1.0) |