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

Table 3

Demographic characteristics and desire to receive epidural anesthesia.

Epidural analgesia	Yes (n = 38)	No (n = 30)	Not sure (n = 37)	value
Level of education
School-level education	10 (25.6)	17 (43.6)	12 (30.7)
University-level education	28 (42.4)	13 (19.7)	25 (37.9)	0.028
Employment statue
Employed	11 (40.7)	7 (25.9)	9 (3.3)	0.85
Not employed	27 (34.6)	23 (29.5)	28 (35.9)
Family monthly income
Less than 10,000 SAR	30 (38.9)	21 (27.3)	26 (33.7)	0.62
More than 10,000 SAR	8 (28.6)	9 (32.1)	11 (39.3)
Previous exposure to epidural analgesia
Yes	12 (50.0)	6 (25.0)	6 (25.0)	0.11
No	26 (32.1)	24 (30.8)	31 (39.7)
First pregnancy
Yes	10 (31.3)	10 (31.3)	12 (37.5)	0.78
No	28 (38.4)	20 (27.4)	25 (34.3)