Clinical trial NCT06925672: Knowledge, Attitude and Perception of Pregnant Women Regarding Medications
Official title: Assessment Of Knowledge, Attitude and Perception of Pregnant Women Regarding Medications Use
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Conditions: Medications in Pregnancy
Keywords: pregnancy
medication
attitude
perception
knowledge
teratogenic
Lead sponsor: Ain Shams Maternity Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-04-13
Enrollment: 150
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 50
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Pregnant women who attend the Ain shams University Maternity Hospital for their routine antenatal check-up visits

Brief summary: The goal of this observational study is to learn about the pregnant women's knowledge, attitude, and perception regarding the use of medications in pregnancy. The main question it aims to answer is:

What is the present knowledge, attitude, and perception of pregnant women regarding medication use?

Participants (pregnant women) already attending the antenatal clinic for routine follow-up will answer survey questions about their knowledge, attitude, and beliefs about medication use and restriction during pregnancy, as well as the source of their information.

Detailed description: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study (survey) that will be held at Ain shams University Maternity Hospital.

The protocol approval will be sought from the ethical committee of department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ain Shams University.

• Data collection (the questionnaire): The study will use anonymous questionnaire; based upon previous similar studies.

The questionnaire comprises closed-ended questions categorized into four sections, along with fifth section consisting of statements pertaining to respondents' beliefs:

A. Section A (10 items) will contain information about the participant's socio-demographic and health related characteristics.

B. Section B (7 items) will assess their knowledge about medication use and restriction, during pregnancy.

C. Section C (4 items) will assess their attitude about medication. D. Section D (4 items) will assess the source of their information. E. Section E (9 statements) will assess their beliefs about medications use during pregnancy.

This questionnaire will be presented in its Arabic version and pre-tested on 15 pregnant women to evaluate the construct and content validity, as well as to determine if any modifications to wording are necessary. These participants will not be included in the final analysis.

The questionnaire will be distributed to pregnant women who attend the hospital for their routine antenatal check-up visits. In instances where women are unable to read or write, the principal investigator and attending house officer in the unit will provide assistance in reading and explaining the questions to facilitate the completion of the questionnaire.

* Data will be collected and recorded.
* Statistical analysis will be done accordingly.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant women attending the Ain shams University Maternity Hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnant ladies refusing to participate in study.
* Pregnant ladies needing immediate transport to emergency department.
* Pregnant ladies needing immediate intervention.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Knowledge of pregnant women regarding medication use and restriction in pregnancy.
timeFrame: Once at recruitment
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Attitude of pregnant women regarding medication use
timeFrame: Once at recruitment
measure: Perception and beliefs of pregnant women regarding medication use and restriction
timeFrame: Once at recruitment
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Cairo
country: Egypt
facility: Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University.
name: Ahmed Khairy, MD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University.
name: Ebtihal M Eltaieb, MD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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