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Table 2 Association of complications with the age of the respondents

From: Medication utilization pattern for management of pregnancy complications: a study in Western Nepal

Complications

Age of the respondents (in years) (n,%)

Total

p value

15–19 years

20–24 years

25–29 years

30–34 years

35–39 years

40–44 years

Acid reflux disease

1 (5)

12 (60)

5 (25)

2 (10)

0

0

20 (100)

0.988

Anemia

0

1 (100)

0

0

0

0

1 (100)

Anxiety

0

1 (50)

0

1 (50)

0

0

2 (100)

Asthma

0

2 (66.7)

1 (33.3)

0

0

0

3 (100)

Constipation

0

2 (50)

2 (50)

0

0

0

4 (100)

Depression

0

0

0

1 (100)

0

0

1 (100)

Diabetes mellitus

0

0

0

1 (100)

0

0

1 (100)

Diarrhea

0

0

2 (66.7)

1 (33.3)

0

0

3 (100)

Dry eye

0

1 (100)

0

0

0

0

1 (100)

Edema

0

5 (55.6)

2 (22.2)

1 (11.1)

1 (11.1)

0

9 (100)

Epilepsy

0

2 (100)

0

0

0

0

2 (100)

Fever/Headache

3 (30)

4 (40)

3 (30)

0

0

0

10 (100)

Hyperemesis gravidarum

0

2 (40)

3 (60)

0

0

0

5 (100)

Hypothyroidism

0

3 (60)

1 (20)

1 (20)

0

0

5 (100)

Irritable bowel disease

0

0

1 (100)

0

0

0

1 (100)

Itching

1 (14.3)

1 (14.3)

4 (57.1)

1 (14.3)

0

0

7 (100)

Loss of appetite

0

0

1 (50)

1 (50)

0

0

2 (100)

Loss of pregnancy

2 (22.2)

3 (33.3)

2 (22.2)

2 (22.2)

0

0

9 (100)

Nausea/Vomiting

9 (22.5)

16 (40)

14 (35)

1 (2.5)

0

0

40 (100)

Oligohydramnios

0

0

1 (100)

0

0

0

1 (100)

Pain

8 (11.9)

31 (46.3)

19 (28.4)

8 (11.9)

0

1 (1.5)

67 (100)

Pituitary adenoma

0

0

1 (100)

0

0

0

1 (100)

Pneumonia

0

0

1 (100)

0

0

0

1 (100)

Polyhrdramnios

0

0

1 (100)

0

0

0

1 (100)

Preeclampsia

1 (16.7)

2 (33.3)

2 (33.3)

1 (16.7)

0

0

6 (100)

Psychosis

1 (100)

0

0

0

0

0

1 (100)

PV bleeding

1 (7.1)

9 (64.3)

2 (14.3)

2 (14.3)

0

0

14 (100)

PV discharge

1 (12.5)

4 (50)

3 (37.5)

0

0

0

8 (100)

Thrombocytopenia

0

0

1 (100)

0

0

0

1 (100)

Tingling sensation

0

1 (50)

0

1 (50)

0

0

2 (100)

Total

34 (12.4)

121 (44)

90 (32.7)

27 (9.8)

2 (0.7)

1 (0.4)

275 (100)

Tuberculosis

0

0

1 (100)

0

0

0

1 (100)

Upper respiratory tract infection

5 (20.8)

7 (29.2)

11 (45.8)

1 (4.2)

0

0

24 (100)

Urinary tract infection

1 (5.3)

10 (52.6)

6 (31.6)

1 (5.3)

1 (5.3)

0

19 (100)

Weakness

0

2 (100)

0

0

0

0

2 (100)