Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward medication use among pregnant women attending Mansoura university hospital antenatal care clinics: an analytic cross-sectional study
The study revealed inadequate levels of knowledge, and high level of poor practice among pregnant women that is associated with increased use of self- medication despite their positive attitude towards risks of medication use during pregnancy, therefore we recommend the implementation of an educational program to improve awareness among pregnant women about the importance of using medications only under medical supervision to enhance their practices.
Authors
- Hebatalla M. Aly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3949-6480)
- Noha M. Abu Bakr Elsaid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6306-3242)
- Tayseer Metwally (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1972-2981)
- Mariam Orma
- Nada Elbostany
- Yahia Ali
Institutions
- Suez Canal University (EG)
- Suez University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2026-01-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-08430-1
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy and Medication Impact
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00