Table 2

- Prevalence of antibiotic use, course of treatment, adverse drug reaction, and abnormality in lab tests after antibiotic use among pregnant women (continuation) (N=125).

CharacteristicsADR occurred afteusing antibiotics?Abnormality in lab tests afterusing antibiotics?
Yes (%)No (%)P-valueYes (%)No (%)P-value
Age      
<18 years1 (0.8)00.25701 (0.8)0.122
18-25 years12 (9.6)20 (16.0)032 (25.6)
25-30 years12 (9.6)23 (18.4)5 (4.0)30 (24.0)
30-35 years17 (13.6)32 (25.6)5 (4.0)44 (35.2)
35-40 years5 (4.0)2 (1.6)07 (5.6)
>40 years01 (0.8)01 (0.8)
Nationality      
Saudi31 (24.8)53 (42.4)0.7747 (5.6)77 (61.6)0.626
Indian2 (1.6)2 (1.6)1 (0.8)3 (2.4)
Yemeni4 (3.2)5 (4.0)09 (7.2)
Egyptian4 (3.2)8 (6.4)2 (1.6)10 (8.0)
Syrian01 (0.8)01 (0.8)
Jordanian1 (0.8)3 (2.4)04 (3.2)
Palestinian1 (0.8)001 (0.8)
Sudanese4 (3.2)5 (4.0)09 (7.2)
Others01 (0.8)01 (0.8)
Body mass index      
<18--0.046*--0.401
18.5-2517 (13.6)21 (16.8)5 (4.0)33 (26.4)
25-3023 (18.4)30 (24.0)3 (2.4)50 (40.0)
Above 307 (5.6)27 (21.6)2 (1.6)32 (25.6)
History of miscarriage§      
Yes26 (20.8)32 (25.6)0.1414 (3.2)54 (43.2)0.751
No21 (16.8)46 (36.8)6 (4.8)61 (48.8)
Order of current pregnancy      
First5 (4.0)11 (8.8)0.8231 (0.8)15 (12.0)0.061
Second11 (8.8)22 (17.6)033 (26.4)
Third9 (7.2)12 (9.6)2 (1.6)19 (15.2)
Fourth9 (7.2)17 (13.6)5 (4.0)21 (16.8)
Above fourth13 (10.4)16 (12.8)2 (1.6)27 (21.6)
Weeks of current pregnancy      
5-10 weeks9 (7.2)6 (4.8)0.230015 (12.0)0.489
10-15 weeks7 (5.6)9 (7.2)1 (0.8)15 (12.0)
15-20 weeks11 (8.8)13 (10.4)1 (0.8)23 (18.4)
20-25 weeks7 (5.6)20 (16.0)3 (2.4)24 (19.2)
25-30 weeks7 (5.6)14 (11.2)3 (2.4)18 (14.4)
30-35 weeks6 (4.8)16 (12.8)2 (1.6)20 (16.0)
Presence of other disease      
Hypertension2 (1.6)00.09902 (1.6)0.218
Gestational diabetes01 (0.8)01 (0.8)
Asthma01 (0.8)01 (0.8)
Inflammatory bowel disease1 (0.8)01 (0.8)0
No44 (35.2)76 (60.8)9 (7.2)111 (88.8)

Values are presented as number and percentages (%).

  • Likelihood ratio test,

  • § Fisher’s exact test,

  • * p<0.05, ADR: adverse drug reaction