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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Uses of Medications during Pregnancy among Pregnant Women at El-Marj City

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dc.contributor.author Saeid Miftah Mashathi, Rajab
dc.date.accessioned 2021-05-10T22:33:57Z
dc.date.available 2021-05-10T22:33:57Z
dc.date.issued 2021-07
dc.identifier.issn 2518-5845
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.uob.edu.ly/handle/123456789/1530
dc.description.abstract This study aimed to assess medication use in pregnant women in EL-Marj city (Libya) by measuring use, knowledge, awareness, and beliefs about medications. Methods This was an observational, cross-sectional study involving a total of 66 pregnant women who attended the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, in EL-Marj city . a self-administered questionnaire was used to collect participant data. Results and Discussion: Most women had a positive attitude toward medications in general but they believed pregnant women should be more cautious regarding drug use during pregnancy. The women with a university degree were 56 %, compared to 38% secondary and 3% primary, and 3 % illiterate. 56 % of the participants are housewives; while 33% were employed in a non-health-related sector, 11% in the healthcare sector, and other characters in the study. Conclusion: During pregnancy, women were more conservative and skeptical toward medication en_US
dc.language.iso other en_US
dc.publisher University of Benghazi / Faculty of Education Almarj en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Journal Libyan Global;52
dc.subject Pregnant women en_US
dc.subject Beliefs about medication en_US
dc.subject Drug effect en_US
dc.subject Libya en_US
dc.title Knowledge, Attitudes, and Uses of Medications during Pregnancy among Pregnant Women at El-Marj City en_US
dc.type Working Paper en_US


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