Prevalence and Associated Factors of Self-Medication among Pregnant Women on Antenatal Care Follow-Up at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Pregnant women’s attitude towards self-medication at UoGCSH, June 2019.

Characteristics		(400)	%
Self-medication is important for maternal health	Yes	35	8.8
	No	365	91.3
Self-medication is important for fetal health	Yes	8	2.0
	No	308	77.0
	I have no idea	84	21.0
I believe that the negative effect of self-medication occurs at the X^a week of pregnancy	First trimester	261	65.3
	Second trimester	13	3.3
	Third trimester	4	1.0
	I have no idea	122	30.5
I believe that unusual health problem can occur on the infant(s) due to self-medication use during pregnancy	Yes	289	72.3
	No	13	3.3
	I have no idea	98	24.5

^aX represents first trimester, second trimester, third trimester, and I have no idea.