Background
Method
Study design, area and setting
Identification of study participants
Data collection process
Data analysis
Results
Demographic characteristics
Characteristics | N (%) |
---|---|
Age, y | |
< 26 | 40 (49.4) |
> 26 | 41 (50.6) |
Education | |
Primary school | 1 (1.2) |
Middle school | 4 (4.9) |
High school | 27 (33.3) |
College | 43 (53.1) |
Postgraduate | 6 (7.4) |
Employment status | |
Employed | 15 (18.5) |
Not employed | 66 (81) |
Income | |
Less than 5000 SR* | 25 (30.9) |
5000 to 10,000 SR | 42 (51.9) |
10,000 to 15,000 SR | 9 (11.1) |
More than 15,000 SR | 5 (6.2) |
Place of residence | |
Urban | 68 (84) |
Rural | 13 (16) |
Assessment of the perceptions of primigravid women toward epidural analgesia before education
What do you think is the most effective means of pain control during labour? | N (%) |
---|---|
No effective method | 2 (2.5) |
Pain relief with intramuscular analgesia | 3 (3.7) |
Pain relief with intravenous analgesia. | 3 (3.7) |
Pain relief using gas inhalation | 2 (2.5) |
Epidural analgesia | 31 (38.3) |
Other | 10 (12.3) |
Do not know | 30 (37) |
What was the number one reason you might have wanted an epidural for labour? | |
Pain control | 19 (61.3) |
Relief of fatigue/stress | 7 (22.6) |
Encouraged to obtain epidural by friend/family member | 2 (6.4) |
Encouraged to obtain epidural by OB, midwife, labour educator | 3 (9.7) |
Other | 0 (0) |
What was the concern you had that may have led you towards avoiding an epidural for labour? | |
Concern over possible risks to me (back pain, headache, etc.) | 16 (51.6) |
Concern over possible risks to baby | 5 (16.1) |
Pain from needle/procedure | 4 (12.9) |
Desire for natural childbirth | 3 (9.7) |
Concerns about me from the community | 1 (3.2) |
Other | 2 (6.5) |
What was your main source of information on epidurals prior to your labour? | |
Physician | 15 5(16.1) |
Midwife | 2 (6.5) |
Family member/friend | 18 (58.1) |
Book/video/TV program | 1 (3.2) |
Childbirth class | 1 (3.2) |
The Internet | 4 (12.9) |
Did your partner prefer that you receive an epidural for labour? | 5 (16.1) |
Yes | 3 (9.7) |
No | 23 (74.2) |
Neutral | ᅟ |
In the future, will you request an epidural when in labour? | |
Yes | 19 (23.5) |
No | 9 (11.1) |
Not decided | 53 (65.4) |
Association between demographic characteristics and epidural request before education
Demographic characteristics | Yes N (%) | No/not decided N (%) | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Employment status | Employed | 7 (46.7) | 8 (53.3) | 0.038 |
Not employed | 12 (18.2) | 54 (81.8) | ||
Education | School level | 9 (28.1) | 23 (71.9) | 0.435 |
College and postgrad | 10 (20.4) | 39 (79.6) | ||
Age, y | < 26 | 10 (25.0) | 30 (75.0) | 0.798 |
> 26 | 9 (22.0) | 32 (78.0) | ||
Income | Less than 5000 SR | 6 (24.0) | 19 (76.0) | 0.939 |
5000 to 10,000 SR | 7 (16.7) | 35 (83.3) | ||
10,000 to 15,000 SR | 6 (42.9) | 8 (57.1) | ||
Place of residence | Urban | 18 (26.5) | 50 (73.5) | 0.281 |
Rural | 1 (7.7) | 12 (92) |
Assessment of attitudes toward epidural analgesia after education
Means of education about epidural analgesia | N (%) |
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By means of a pamphlet that I can read | 2 (2.5) |
By means of a video that I can watch | 7 (8.9) |
During antenatal talks by the nursing staff | 24 (30.4) |
During the doctors’ consultation | 35 (44.3) |
In a special session by the anesthetist | 11 (13.9) |