Table 3 Bivariate analysis of educational and employment level with knowledge and perception about medications’ safety and compliance during pregnancy among women of childbearing age with asthma in Saudi Arabia
| Education level | Employment | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Below university (89) | University and above (82) | P value |
Employed (57) |
Not employed (114) | P value | |
| Patients used asthma medications during pregnancy | (70) 78.7% | (63) 76.8% | 0.775 | (45) 78.9% | (88) 77.2% | 0.795 |
| Patients think asthma medications are safe during pregnancy | (62) 69.7% | (59) 72% | 0.742 | (40) 70.2% | (81) 71.1% | 0.905 |
| Patients received education about asthma | (28) 31.5% | (56) 68.3% | <0.001 | (40) 70.2% | (44) 38.6% | <0.001 |
| Patients educated about the safety of asthma medications | (31) 34.8% | (49) 59.8% | <0.001 | (36) 63.2% | (44) 38.6% | 0.003 |
| Patients stopped (or the will to) of Asthma medications during pregnancy | (47) 52.8% | (44) 53.7% | 0.911 | (24) 42.1% | (56) 49.1% | 0.386 |
| Patients believe that asthma will harm patient and her baby more than asthma medications | (39) 43.8% | (50) 61% | 0.0249 | (38) 66.7% | (51) 44.7% | 0.007 |
| Patients will use medications if a Physician consulted them about medications safety | (85) 95.5% | (73) 89% | 0.110 | (50) 87.7% | (108) 94.7% | 0.128 |