Table 1.

Patient Characteristics

Characteristics	Total (N =235)		Pregnancy Supplements and Hormones (N = 185)		Chronic Condition Medicines (N = 65)		Antibiotics (N = 5)		Symptomatic Medicines (N = 26)
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Age
18–29	141	60	114	61.6	31	47.7	4	80	21	80.8
30–39	84	35.7	61	33	32	49.2	1	20	5	19.2
≥40	10	4.3	10	5.4	2	3.1	0	0	0	0
Working Status
Housewife	144	61.3	110	59.5	44	67.7	3	60	13	50
Employed	91	38.7	75	40.5	21	32.3	2	40	13	50
Last Education Level
Elementary School	9	3.8	7	3.8	2	3.1	0	0	1	3.8
Junior High School	17	7.2	15	8.1	2	3.1	0	0	3	11.5
Senior High School	100	42.6	74	40	29	44.6	2	40	10	38.5
University	109	46.4	89	48.1	32	49.2	3	60	12	46.2
Trimester of Pregnancy
First Trimester	21	8.9	17	9.2	4	6.2	1	20	5	19.2
Second Trimester	27	11.5	18	9.7	14	21.5	0	0	3	11.5
Third Trimester	187	79.6	150	81.1	47	72.3	4	80	18	69.2
First Pregnancy
Yes	80	34	67	36.2	14	21.5	4	80	13	50
No	155	66	118	63.6	51	78.5	1	20	13	50
Comorbid
No	172	73.2	146	78.9	27	41.5	0	0	20	76.9
Yes	63	26.8	39	21.1	38	58.5	5	100	6	23.1
Amount of Medicine Used
1–2	153	65.1	124	67	25	38.5	2	40	16	61.5
3–5	79	33.6	59	31.9	38	58.5	3	60	10	38.5
>5	3	1.3	2	1.1	2	3.1	0	0	0	0
BMQ-Overuse Median (IQR)	11 (10–13)		11 (10–13)		11 (9–12)		12 (10–12.5)		11.5 (9–13)
BMQ-Harm Median (IQR)	10 (9–12)		10 (9–12)		11 (9–13)		9 (8–15.5)		10 (8–13)
Medication Beliefs
Positive	113	48.1	91	49.2	25	38.5	5	100	15	57.7
Negative	72	30.6	48	25.9	33	50.8	0	0	10	38.5
Neutral	50	21.3	46	24.9	7	10.8	0	0	1	3.8