Table 2.
Consequences of discrepancies between different information sources by background variables (n=759).
| Variable | n | Consequence,a n (%) | ||||
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Did not use medication | Became anxious | Sought a new information source | Relied on one source and ignored conflicting one, or did nothing | |
| Status of the woman |
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Pregnant | 501 | 240 (47.9) | 118 (23.6) | 135 (26.9) | 161 (32.1) |
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Mother | 258 | 91 (35.3) | 72 (27.9) | 95 (36.8) | 87 (33.7) |
| Age (years) |
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≤24 | 119 | 63 (52.9) | 28 (23.5) | 36 (30.3) | 30 (25.2) |
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25-34 | 514 | 217 (42.2) | 132 (25.7) | 163 (31.7) | 173 (33.7) |
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≥35 | 119 | 49 (41.2) | 27 (22.7) | 31 (26.0) | 41 (34.5) |
| Parity |
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Primiparous | 421 | 185 (43.9) | 105 (24.9) | 129 (30.6) | 135 (32.1) |
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≥1 previous children | 338 | 146 (43.2) | 85 (25.1) | 101 (29.9) | 113 (33.4) |
| Marital status |
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Married or cohabitant | 704 | 308 (43.7) | 170 (24.1) | 215 (30.6) | 232 (32.9) |
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Other | 55 | 23 (41.8) | 20 (36.4) | 15 (27.3) | 16 (29.1) |
| Education level |
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Primary school | 29 | 11 (37.9) | 5 (17.2) | 7 (24.1) | 14 (48.3) |
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High/secondary school | 164 | 81 (49.4) | 46 (28.0) | 27 (16.5) | 54 (32.9) |
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University | 483 | 206 (42.6) | 110 (22.8) | 168 (34.8) | 157 (32.5) |
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Other education | 83 | 33 (39.7) | 29 (34.9) | 28 (33.7) | 21 (25.3) |
| Region of residence |
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Western Europe | 192 | 84 (43.7) | 54 (28.1) | 43 (22.4) | 61 (31.8) |
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Eastern Europe | 243 | 118 (48.6) | 48 (19.7) | 87 (35.8) | 67 (27.6) |
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Northern Europe | 229 | 95 (41.5) | 58 (25.3) | 65 (28.4) | 91 (39.7) |
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Americas | 63 | 25 (39.7) | 21 (33.3) | 21 (33.3) | 19 (30.2) |
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Australia | 32 | 9 (28.1) | 9 (28.1) | 14 (43.7) | 10 (31.2) |
| Experienced health disorders |
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0-2 | 64 | 23 (35.9) | 11 (17.2) | 20 (31.2) | 19 (29.7) |
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3-4 | 233 | 117 (50.2) | 50 (21.4) | 20 (8.6) | 75 (32.2) |
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≥5 | 456 | 189 (41.4) | 128 (28.1) | 137 (30.0) | 153 (33.6) |
| Number of chronic diseases |
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0 | 478 | 228 (47.7) | 114 (23.8) | 122 (25.5) | 147 (30.7) |
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1 | 146 | 64 (43.8) | 36 (24.6) | 56 (38.3) | 44 (30.1) |
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≥2 | 135 | 39 (28.9) | 40 (29.6) | 52 (38.5) | 57 (42.2) |
| Multiple information sources |
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2 | 197 | 81 (41.1) | 34 (17.2) | 41 (20.8) | 76 (38.6) |
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3 | 232 | 106 (45.7) | 43 (18.5) | 55 (23.7) | 84 (36.2) |
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≥4 | 330 | 144 (43.6) | 113 (34.2) | 134 (40.6) | 88 (26.7) |
aRespondents could choose more than 1 answer.