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. 2025 May 25;19:1523–1537. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S514046

Table 3.

Analysis of the Pregnancy Supplements and Hormones Group

Characteristics Bivariate Analysis Multivariate Analysis
Adherence
N (%)
Non-Adherence
N (%)
p-value OR (95% CI) p-value
Age
 18–29 68 (36.8) 46 (24.9) 0.813a Not included
 30–39 37 (20) 24 (13)
 ≥40 7 (3.8) 3 (1.6)
Working Status
 Housewife 61 (33) 49 (26.5) 0.087a Reference
 Employed 51 (27.6) 24 (13) 0.71 (0.36–1.38) 0.316
Last Education Level
 Elementary School 4 (2.2) 3 (1.6) 0.980b Not included
 Junior High School 8 (4.3) 7 (3.8)
 Senior High School 43 (23.2) 31 (16.8)
 University 57 (31) 32 (17.4)
Trimester of Pregnancy
 First Trimester 11 (5.9) 6 (3.2) 0.930a Not included
 Second Trimester 11 (5.9) 7 (3.8)
 Third Trimester 90 (48.6) 60 (32.4)
First Pregnancy
 Yes 48 (25.9) 19 (10.3) 0.020a Reference
 No 64 (34.6) 54 (29.2) 1.71 (0.85–3.44) 0.134
Comorbid
 No 92 (49.7) 54 (29.2) 0.183a Reference
 Yes 20 (10.8) 19 (10.3) 0.92 (0.43–2.13) 0.915
Amount of Medicine Used
 1–2 74 (40) 50 (27) 1.000b Not included
 3–5 37 (20) 22 (11.9)
 >5 1 (0.5) 1 (0.5)
BMQ-Overuse Median (IQR) 11 (9–12) 12 (10–13) 0.046c,* 1.03 (0.88–1.22) 0.660
BMQ-Harm Median (IQR) 10 (8–12) 12 (10–13) <0.001c,* 1.20 (1.02–1.40) 0.026*
BMQ-Side effect, Median (IQR) 2 (2–2) 2 (2–2) 0.942c Not included
Medication Beliefs
 Positive 64 (34.6) 27 (14.6) 0.002a,* Reference
 Negative 19 (10.3) 29 (15.7) 2.42 (1.09–5.33) 0.029*
 Neutral 29 (15.7) 17 (9.2) 1.10 (0.50–2.43) 0.808

Notes: aChi-square test; bKolmogorov–Smirnov test; cmann–Whitney test; *significant at p value<0.05. Multivariate analysis was validated by Hosmer-Lemeshow with p-value of 0.270 and R2 value of 17%.

Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio.