- Prevalence of antibiotic use, course of treatment, adverse drug reaction, and abnormality in lab tests after antibiotic use among pregnant women (N=125).
| Characteristics | Use of antibiotics | Treatment period (course) of antibiotics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | P-value | <1 week (%) | 1 week (%) | 2 weeks (%) | Not used (%) | P-value | |
| Age† | ||||||||
| <18 years | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 0.027* | 0 | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 0 | 0.342 |
| 18-25 years | 10 (8.0) | 22 (17.6) | 6 (4.8) | 4 (3.2) | 0 | 22 (17.6) | ||
| 25-30 years | 3 (2.4) | 32 (25.6) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.6) | 0 | 32 (25.6) | ||
| 30-35 years | 16 (12.8) | 33 (26.4) | 8 (6.4) | 7 (5.6) | 1 (0.8) | 33 (26.4) | ||
| 35-40 years | 3 (2.4) | 4 (3.2) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.6) | 0 | 4 (3.2) | ||
| >40 years | 0 | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.8) | ||
| Nationality† | ||||||||
| Saudi | 25 (20.0) | 59 (47.2) | 0.142 | 12 (9.6) | 13 (10.4) | 0 | 59 (47.2) | 0.300 |
| Indian | 0 | 4 (3.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (3.2) | ||
| Yemeni | 3 (2.4) | 6 (4.8) | 3 (2.4) | 0 | 0 | 6 (4.8) | ||
| Egyptian | 1 (0.8) | 11 (8.8) | 0 | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 11 (8.8) | ||
| Syrian | 0 | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.8) | ||
| Jordanian | 0 | 4 (3.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (3.2) | ||
| Palestinian | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.8) | 0 | ||
| Sudanese | 3 (2.4) | 6 (4.8) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.6) | 0 | 6 (4.8) | ||
| Others | 0 | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.8) | ||
| Body mass index† | ||||||||
| <18 | - | - | 0.160 | - | - | - | - | 0.198 |
| 18.5-25 | 11 (8.8) | 27 (21.6) | 3 (2.4) | 8 (6.4) | 0 | 27 (21.6) | ||
| 25-30 | 17 (13.6) | 36 (28.8) | 10 (8.0) | 6 (4.8) | 1 (0.8) | 36 (28.8) | ||
| >30 | 5 (4.0) | 29 (23.2) | 3 (2.4) | 2 (1.6) | 0 | 29 (23.2) | ||
| History of miscarriage§ | ||||||||
| Yes | 16 (12.8) | 42 (33.6) | 0.840 | 7 (5.6) | 9 (7.2) | 0 | 42 (33.6) | 0.586 |
| No | 17 (13.6) | 50 (40.0) | 9 (7.2) | 7 (5.6) | 1 (0.8) | 50 (40.0) | ||
| Order of current pregnancy† | ||||||||
| First | 2 (1.6) | 14 (11.2) | 0.039* | 2 (1.6) | 0 | 0 | 14 (11.2) | 0.159 |
| Second | 12 (9.6) | 21 (16.8) | 5 (4.0) | 7 (5.6) | 0 | 21 (16.8) | ||
| Third | 3 (2.4) | 18 (14.4) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.6) | 0 | 18 (14.4) | ||
| Fourth | 4 (3.2) | 22 (17.6) | 3 (2.4) | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 22 (17.6) | ||
| Above fourth | 12 (9.6) | 17 (13.6) | 5 (4.0) | 6 (4.8) | 1 (0.8) | 17 (13.6) | ||
| Weeks of current pregnancy † | ||||||||
| 5-10 weeks | 6 (4.8) | 9 (7.2) | 0.290 | 1 (0.8) | 5 (4.0) | 0 | 9 (7.2) | 0.132 |
| 10-15 weeks | 2 (1.6) | 14 (11.2) | 0 | 2 (1.6) | 0 | 14 (11.2) | ||
| 15-20 weeks | 9 (7.2) | 15 (12.0) | 5 (4.0) | 3 (2.4) | 1 (0.8) | 15 (12.0) | ||
| 20-25 weeks | 8 (6.4) | 19 (15.2) | 7 (5.6) | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 19 (15.2) | ||
| 25-30 weeks | 4 (3.2) | 17 (13.6) | 2 (1.6) | 2 (1.6) | 0 | 17 (13.6) | ||
| 30-35 weeks | 4 (3.2) | 18 (14.4) | 1 (0.8) | 3 (2.4) | 0 | 18 (14.4) | ||
| Presence of other disease† | ||||||||
| Hypertension | 0 | 2 (1.6) | 0.535 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.6) | 0.994 |
| Gestational diabetes | 0 | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.8) | ||
| Asthma | 0 | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.8) | ||
| Inflammatory bowel disease | 0 | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.8) | ||
| No | 33 (26.4) | 87 (69.6) | 16 (12.8) | 16 (12.8) | 1 (0.8) | 87 (69.6) | ||