Table 6. Reasons proffered by respondents for poor utilization of epidural in Nigeria.
| Frequency* N=405 | percentage | |
| No idea | 292 | 70.8 |
| Lack of awareness | 71 | 17.5 |
| Procedure is expensive | 27 | 6.7 |
| underdevelopment | 12 | 2.9 |
| Procedure not necessary | 7 | 1.7 |
| May be harmful | 3 | 0.7 |
| *multiple responses | ||