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Table 1 Participant Characteristics

From: Getting through the day: a pilot qualitative study of U.S. women’s experiences making decisions about anti-nausea medication during pregnancy

Characteristic

Number (N = 20)

Percent

Age

18–24

2

10%

25–29

5

25%

30–34

5

25%

35–39

7

35%

40–44

1

5%

Medication used for nausea during pregnancy

Any use of anti-nausea medication

18

90%

Any use of Ondansetron

12

60%

Any use of medication other than Ondansetron

4

20%

Don’t Know/Can’t Remember which medication was taken

2

10%

No medication used

2

10%

Employment

Full-time

14

70%

Part-time

1

5%

In school/vocational training

2

10%

Homemaker

3

15%

Main Provider of Pregnancy Care

Obstetrician

11

55%

Family Practitioner

3

15%

Midwife

6

30%

Marital Status

Married/living with partner

18

90%

Not married/not living with partner

2

10%

Education

Some HSa, not a graduate

1

5%

HSa graduate or GEDb

1

5%

Some college/2 year degree

4

20%

Four-year degree

6

30%

More than four year degree

8

40%

Race

White/Caucasian

13

65%

Black/African American

1

5%

Asian

3

15%

Native Hawaii/Pacific Islander

1

5%

More than one race

2

10%

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latina

0

0%

Not Hispanic or Latina

20

100%

Home Ownership

Own

12

60%

Rent

7

35%

Living with friends/extended family

1

5%

Number of births

1

8

40%

2

10

50%

3

1

5%

Missing

1

5%

  1. ahigh school
  2. bGeneral Educational Development (a series of tests available in the US that provide certification that the test taker has high school level academic skills)