Knowledge, attitudes and intentions of the Syrian pregnant women toward labour analgesia, and its associated factors: a cross sectional study in Syria (2022)

Table 2 Pregnant females’ awareness of labour analgesia:

Variable	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Do you have information about analgesic for obstetric pain?	Yes	339	49.6
Do you have information about analgesic for obstetric pain?	No	344	50.4
information obtained from	experience in previous deliveries	86	12.6
	the media or reading	79	11.6
	antenatal talks in the hospital / maternal and child	71	10.4
	friends or relatives	70	10.2
	health care provider	33	4.8
methods of pain relief you heard about	Intramuscular injection in the thigh, shoulder and buttock	42	6.1
	Inhaled analgesia	17	2.5
	Injection in the lower back (epidural, spinal)	177	25.9
	Intravenous pethidine or morphine	59	8.6
	Massage, deep breathing and similar reassurance	44	6.4
When did you hear about childbirth pain relief?	During previous pregnancy	224	32.8
	During current pregnancy	354	51.8
	During previous child birth	105	15.4
Experience of pain relief methods?	No	457	66.9
Experience of pain relief methods?	Yes	226	33.1
Which type of analgesia have you used before?	Lower back analgesia (subdural analgesia)	69	10.1
	Massage, deep breathing, reassurance	31	4.5
	Intramuscular injection (pethidine, diclofenac, or other)	63	9.2
	Intravenous (pethidine, tramadol, or other)	40	5.9
	Other	23	3.4

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