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SMJS Volume 3 Issue 2, Page 18- Page 24
ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARD VARIOUS METHODS OF LABOR PAIN RELIEF AMONG FEMALES IN HAIL, SAUDI ARABIA.
Yasmin S Alhamazani, Hadeel S Alhamazani, Renad A Almusawi, Jumana A Alibrahim, Shuruq O Alshammari, Nuzhat Parveen
Background: Labor pain is a physiological process when the fetus is forced out of the uterus. It's a painful experience due to multiple factors. Labor pain relief methods are divided into pharmacological and non-pharmacological. The aim of our study is to assess the knowledge and attitude of child-bearing-aged women toward the methods of pain relief.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the knowledge and attitude of child-bearing-aged women toward the multiple methods of labor pain relief. An online questionnaire was distributed to the targeted population, which included three sections with 27 questions. Data is entered through a Microsoft Excel sheet. Thereafter analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.0. The independent test, one-way ANOVA, and chi-square were conducted.
Results: Out of 559 women who participated in the survey, 331(59.2%) did not know the types of labor pain relief, confirmed by a mean score (5.70±2.65), and the mean score for non-pharmacological pain relief was (1.61±1.13), and for pharmacological pain relief was (4.10±1.13) which are very low. Also, there was an association between pharmacological pain relief, parity, and previous experience of normal vaginal delivery.
Conclusion: The study showed significant association between previous NVD and the use of pharmacological pain relief, an association between pharmacological pain relief and parity NVD, and very low levels of awareness and knowledge about types of labor pain relief.
Key words: labor pain relief, knowledge, attitude, pharmacological, non- pharmacological
To cite this article: Alhamazani YS, Alamazani HS, Almusawi RA, Alibrahim JA,Alshammari SO, Paryeen N Assessment Of Knowledge Of And Attitude Toward Various Methods Of Labor Pain Relief Among Females In Hail, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Med J Students. 2022;3(2):18-24
