Key result
Among 475 women of childbearing age, only 18.9% were well informed about epidural analgesia, though 63.6% planned to use it in future births after being educated about the procedure.
Why the study?
What is the level of knowledge, preference, and perception towards epidural analgesia among women of childbearing age in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia?
Cross-Sectional (n=475)
Yes
What is the level of knowledge, preference, and perception towards epidural analgesia among women of childbearing age in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia?
A significant proportion of women in Jeddah have limited knowledge about epidural analgesia, highlighting the need for targeted health education programs during pregnancy.
Low EDA awareness among Saudi women of childbearing age supports targeted education; leaves open whether it increases future uptake.
Background: Pain during childbirth is one of the most common types of pain experienced by women.Epidural analgesia (EDA) refers to local anesthetics and adjuvants injected into the epidural space and is widely used as a form of pain relief in labour.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the waiting areas of the obstetric ward and clinic of East Jeddah Hospital, King Abdullah Medical Complex and King Abdul-Aziz Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from October to November 2022.We used an online self-administered questionnaire and data was entered, coded and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 23.Results: A total of 475 women of childbearing age participated in this study; about 18.9% were found to be well informed about EDA and 54.9% were informed to some extent.We found associations between knowledge of EDA and age, nationality, education, marital status, occupation, average monthly income, residence and type of family housing (P = < 0.001, 0.002, < 0.001, < 0.001, < 0.001, < 0.001, 0.007 and < 0.001, respectively).Good knowledge of EDA was associated with 25-34 years of age, Saudi nationals, higher education, being married, being employed, higher income, Jeddah residents.Conclusion: Although two-thirds of the participants will use it in future pregnancies after being presented with information on the procedure.A health education program should be established to provide detailed information about EDA to all interested pregnant women.
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Basri et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Pregnancy / Childbearing age (n=475). Epidural analgesia (knowledge and perception) was evaluated on Knowledge of epidural analgesia (EDA). Among 475 women of childbearing age, only 18.9% were well informed about epidural analgesia, though 63.6% planned to use it in future births after being educated about the procedure.
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