Use of Over-the-Counter Medication among Pregnant Women in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Table 3

Public responses on the survey questions related to over-the-counter drug and vitamin use.

Survey items; (multiple responses)	Yes; (%)	No; (%)	95% CI for single proportion for “yes” answer option (%)
Vitamins used by pregnant women
Folic acid	100 (36.2%)	0	63.9–78.8
Calcium	79 (28.6%)	0	48.3–64.6
Iron	97 (35.1%)	0	61.7–76.9
Others	12 (8.4)	0	3.9–13.2
Magnesium	2 (1.4%)	0
Multivitamins	3 (2.1%)	0
Medications used by pregnant women
Panadol	43 (55.1%)		23.1–38.3
Ibuprofen	8 (10.3%)		1.9–9.5
Panadol All in One (Cold and Flu)	15 (19.2%)		10.5–27.9
Prospan or any cough syrup	11 (14.1%)		6.4–21.8