Research Article

Awareness among Pregnant Women about Epidural Analgesia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Demographic characteristics.

Demographic variablesN (%)

Age (mean ± SD) years30 ± 5.7
Level of education
 School-level education39 (37.1)
 University-level education66 (62.9)
Employment status
 Employed27 (25.7)
 Not employed78 (74.3)
Family monthly income
 Less than 10,000 SAR77 (73.3)
 More than 10,000 SAR28 (26.7)
Previous exposure to epidural analgesia
 Yes24 (22.9)
 No81 (77.2)
First pregnancy
 Yes32 (30.5)
 No73 (69.5)

Abbreviations: SAR − Saudi riyal; SD = standard deviation.