Table 4.
Attitude of the study population toward the use of headache drugs before pregnancy
| Attitude toward use of headache medications before pregnancy (total n = 87), n (% of n) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| My health, at present, depends on my medicines | My medicines are a mystery to me | Having to take drugs worries me | My health in the future will depend on my medicines | My life would be impossible without my medicines | My medicines disrupt my life | I sometimes worry about the long-term effects of my medicines | I sometimes worry about becoming too dependent on my medicines | Without my medicines, I would be very ill | My medicines protect me from becoming worse | |
| Strongly agree | 3 (3) | 2 (2.5) | 8 (9) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 6 (7) | 5 (6) | 0 (0) | 8 (9) |
| Agree | 15 (17) | 2 (2.5) | 23 (27) | 6 (7) | 7 (8) | 3 (3) | 30 (34) | 7 (8) | 5 (6) | 38 (44) |
| Uncertain | 8 (9) | 8 (9) | 14 (16) | 17 (20) | 11 (13) | 2 (2) | 14 (16) | 6 (7) | 8 (9) | 12 (14) |
| Disagree | 18 (21) | 35 (40) | 25 (29) | 24 (28) | 22 (25) | 33 (38) | 22 (25) | 30 (34) | 27 (31) | 13 (15) |
| Strongly disagree | 38 (44) | 35 (40) | 15 (17) | 37 (42) | 43 (49) | 44 (51) | 11 (13) | 37 (43) | 44 (51) | 13 (15) |
| No answer | 5 (6) | 5 (6) | 2 (2) | 3 (3) | 3 (4) | 4 (5) | 4 (5) | 2 (2) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) |