Table 3 Beliefs on taking medication during pregnancy
Beliefs on medication in pregnancy | Total (n = 333) n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
All medicines can be harmful to the fetusa | ||
 Agree | 84 (25.2) | |
 Uncertain | 61 (18.3) | |
 Disagree | 188 (56.5) | |
It is better for the fetus that pregnant women refrain from using medicines during pregnancy, even when they were not pregnant and have illness, they would have taken medicinesa | ||
 Agree | 204 (61.3) | |
 Uncertain | 24 (7.2) | |
 Disagree | 105 (31.5) | |
Pregnant women have a higher threshold for using medicine when pregnant than when not pregnanta | ||
 Agree | 280 (84.1) | |
 Uncertain | 27 (8.1) | |
 Disagree | 26 (7.8) | |
Many unborn children are saved because the mother take medicines during pregnancy when they have illnessa | ||
 Agree | 178 (53.5) | |
 Uncertain | 87 (26.1) | |
 Disagree | 68 (20.4) | |
It is better for the fetus if the mother take medicines and get well than having untreated illness during pregnancya | ||
 Agree | 210 (63.1) | |
 Uncertain | 61 (18.3) | |
 Disagree | 62 (18.6) | |
Doctors prescribe too many medicines to pregnant womena | ||
 Agree | 73 (21.9) | |
 Uncertain | 40 (12) | |
 Disagree | 220 (66.1) | |
Natural remedies can generally be used by pregnant women | ||
 Agree | 205 (61.6) | |
 Uncertain | 67 (20.1) | |
 Disagree | 61 (18.3) | |
Pregnant women more likely to use natural remedies during pregnancy | ||
 Agree | 185 (55.6) | |
 Uncertain | 67 (20.1) | |
 Disagree | 81 (24.3) | |
Pregnant women should not use natural remedies without advices from any health care providers | ||
 Agree | 236 (70.9) | |
 Uncertain | 32 (9.6) | |
 Disagree | 65 (19.5) | |
Belief on taking medication during pregnancy (summary index from 6 items) | Total (n = 333) | Percentage (%) 78.4 21.6 |
 Negative | 261 | |
 Positive | 72 | |