From: Fear of anesthesia for cesarean section among pregnant women: a multicenter cross-sectional study
 |  | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree | |||||
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No. | Reason | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
1 | I’m afraid of postoperative pain | 1 | 0.3 | 45 | 11.4 | 41 | 10.4 | 168 | 42.6 | 139 | 35.3 |
2 | I’m afraid of not waking up after surgery (fear of death) | 8 | 2.0 | 72 | 18.3 | 66 | 16.8 | 106 | 26.9 | 142 | 36.0 |
3 | I’m afraid of being nauseous postoperatively | 8 | 2.0 | 79 | 20.1 | 69 | 17.5 | 129 | 32.7 | 109 | 27.7 |
4 | I’m afraid of needles and drains | 7 | 1.8 | 75 | 19.0 | 72 | 18.3 | 132 | 33.5 | 108 | 27.4 |
5 | I’m afraid of the anesthesiologist not attending to me throughout the surgery | 13 | 3.3 | 94 | 23.9 | 70 | 17.8 | 115 | 29.2 | 102 | 25.9 |
6 | I’m afraid of vomiting postoperatively | 8 | 2.0 | 91 | 23.1 | 70 | 17.8 | 129 | 32.7 | 96 | 24.4 |
7 | I’m afraid of being sleepy for hours postoperatively | 10 | 2.5 | 100 | 25.4 | 77 | 19.5 | 115 | 29.2 | 92 | 23.4 |
8 | I’m afraid of improper postoperative care | 6 | 1.5 | 72 | 18.3 | 68 | 17.3 | 144 | 36.5 | 104 | 26.4 |
9 | I’m afraid of unsuccessful anesthesia (awareness during anesthesia) | 8 | 2.0 | 72 | 18.3 | 65 | 16.5 | 145 | 36.8 | 104 | 26.4 |
10 | I’m afraid of waking up during surgery | 7 | 1.8 | 89 | 22.6 | 61 | 15.5 | 129 | 32.7 | 108 | 27.4 |
11 | I’m afraid of being paralyzed because of anesthesia | 8 | 2.0 | 83 | 21.1 | 92 | 23.4 | 112 | 28.4 | 99 | 25.1 |
12 | I’m afraid of the clarity of thoughts affected by anesthesia | 13 | 3.3 | 100 | 25.4 | 80 | 20.3 | 110 | 27.9 | 91 | 23.1 |
13 | I’m afraid of admission to the intensive-care unit | 7 | 1.8 | 64 | 16.2 | 75 | 19.0 | 137 | 34.8 | 111 | 28.2 |
14 | I’m afraid of the anesthesiologist not being experienced and qualified enough for my case | 8 | 2.0 | 73 | 18.5 | 80 | 20.3 | 121 | 30.7 | 112 | 28.4 |
15 | I’m afraid of revealing personal issues under the influence of anesthesia | 13 | 3.3 | 57 | 14.5 | 83 | 21.1 | 91 | 23.1 | 150 | 38.1 |