Research Article
Awareness among Pregnant Women about Epidural Analgesia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Demographic characteristics and general knowledge regarding EPA.
| | General knowledge regarding epidural analgesia | I know a lot (n = 17) | I know a little (n = 63) | I do not know (n = 25) | value |
| | Level of education | | | | | | School-level education | 5 (12.8) | 21 (53.9) | 13 (33.3) | | | University-level education | 12 (18.2) | 42 (63.6) | 12 (18.2) | 0.75 | | Employment status | | | | | | Employed | 6 (22.2) | 17 (62.9) | 4 (14.8) | 0.59 | | Not employed | 11 (14.1) | 46 (58.9) | 21 (26.9) | | | Family monthly income | | | | | | Less than 10,000 SAR | 11 (14.3) | 45 (58.4) | 21 (27.3) | 0.49 | | More than 10,000 SAR | 6 (21.4) | 18 (64.3) | 4 (14.3) | | | Previous exposure to epidural analgesia | | | | | | Yes | 10 (41.7) | 10 (41.7) | 4 (16.7) | <0.001 | | No | 7 (8.6) | 53 (65.4) | 21 (25.9) | | | First pregnancy | | | | | | Yes | 1 (3.1) | 23 (71.9) | 8 (25) | 0.048 | | No | 16 (21.9) | 40 (54.8) | 17 (23.3) | |
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