Pregnant women’s knowledge, attitude, and associated factors toward obstetric ultrasound in public hospitals, Ethiopia, 2021: Multi-centered cross-sectional study

Molla, Wondwosen; Mengistu, Nebiyu; Wudneh, Aregahegn

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“…This nding is consistent with a study conducted in Nigeria, in which 73.1% of antenatal women believed that ultrasounds should be performed on all pregnant women [23]. This study is higher than the study conducted Gedeo region, Ethiopia where 69.5% had positive attitude toward obstetric ultrasound [24] and also higher than study conducted in Iran where the majority of pregnant women had a negative attitude [10].…”

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confidence: 89%

“…This nding is in line with study conducted in Kano, Nigeria, where 93.8% of participants understood the necessity of obstetric ultrasound for pregnant women [26]. This study is higher than nding in Gedeo, where 71.8% of participants understood the necessity of obstetric ultrasound [24].…”

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confidence: 89%

“…This might be because they already understand the facts about the procedures either from the healthcare providers or from the result of ultrasound examinations and this might help them to believe the positive impact of obstetric ultrasound. This is in line with study conducted in Gedeo by W. Molla et al [24].…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Concerning the sex determination of the unborn child, 87.6% of women responded that they would prefer to know the sex of their fetus, which is in line with a study conducted in Gedeo Ethiopia, where 83.5% of pregnant women, respectively desired to know the sex of their fetus [24]. This result is higher than that of a survey conducted in Puducherry, India, where 79.6% of expectant women prefer to know their child sex [28].…”

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confidence: 81%

“…According to the ndings of this study, 17.3% of pregnant women feel that obstetric ultrasonography can result in congenital abnormalities, which is in line with the study done in Gedeo, Ethiopia [24]. This is greater than the result in Jeddah, which only 5.5% of mothers believe that obstetric ultrasonography causes fetal abnormalities [2].The difference could be attributed to the respondents' sociocultural background and educational level.…”

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confidence: 78%

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Attitude, Practice, and Associated factors of pregnant women towards prenatal ultrasound in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A cross- sectional study

Haile

Goshu

Kumsa

et al. 2022

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Background: Prenatal ultrasound in antenatal care is widely recognised as one method of reducing maternal mortality. Pregnant women's knowledge and attitudes concerning prenatal ultrasound are thought to influence their response. However, little is known about pregnant women’s attitude and practice of prenatal ultrasound in Addis Ababa. This study aimed to assess attitude, practice and associated factors of pregnant women toward prenatal ultrasound in public hospitals of Addis Ababa. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done on 404 pregnant women from June to July 2022 at four public hospitals of Addis Ababa. A simple random sampling and systematic random sampling were used to select the study area and eligible individuals respectively. Interview using a structured questionnaire was employed. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with attitude and practice. The odds ratio at 95% confidence interval with p-value less than 0.05% were considered statistically significant. Results: Magnitude of having positive attitude and good practice of pregnant women toward prenatal ultrasound were 71.5% and 60.6% respectively. Government employed women (AOR: 2.327; 95%CI: 1.177-4.600), ultrasound exposure for reason other than pregnancy (AOR: 2.009; 95%CI: 1.226-3.293), history of congenital anomaly (AOR: 4.82; 95%CI: 1.765-13.164) and experience of pregnancy (AOR: 2.36; 95%CI: 1.348-4.130) were significantly associated with attitude of prenatal ultrasound. Government employed (AOR=2.286; 95%CI: 1.110-4.708), ultrasound exposure (AOR= 1.893; 95%CI; 1.211-2.960), history of congenital anomaly birth (AOR= 2.444; 95%CI: 1.070-5.582), and women's knowledge of ultrasound (AOR= 2.018; 95%CI: 1.230-3.311) were significantly associated with practice. Conclusions; The level of attitude and practice toward prenatal ultrasound can be improved with increase knowledge of obstetric ultrasound scan to all antenatal women. Health professionals in antenatal care units should advise pregnant women to improve their attitude and practice that helps to have prenatal ultrasound scan as recommended by the WHO.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: Factors Associated With Attitude Toward Prenatal Ultrasoundsupporting

confidence: 93%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 81%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 78%

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Attitude, Practice, and Associated factors of pregnant women towards prenatal ultrasound in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A cross- sectional study

Haile

Goshu

Kumsa

et al. 2022

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Knowledge, attitude, barriers, and associated factors of obstetric ultrasound among pregnant women in public hospitals, Ethiopia, 2022: a cross-sectional study

Haile

Gurmu

2023

J Ultrasound

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Background Obstetric ultrasound is a non-invasive imaging modality that uses sound waves to provide a real-time image of the foetus. Women’s knowledge of and attitudes toward ultrasound are suggested to influence their responses, and a variety of barriers also influence their practices. Objectives This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, barriers, and associated factors of obstetric ultrasound among pregnant women in public hospitals in Addis Ababa. Methods and materials An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 422 pregnant women from July to August 2021 using systematic random sampling. A structured questionnaire was employed, entered into Epi Info 7.2, and analysed in SPSS 23. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was used to identify associated factors. Result The proportion with good knowledge of obstetric ultrasound was 51.4%, and that with positive attitudes was 70.1%. Women with a degree and above (AOR 2.70; 95% CI 0.21–35.23), government employment (AOR 3.901; 95% CI 1.92–7.90), and previous ultrasound exposure (AOR 1.966; 95% CI 1.24–3.12) were significantly associated with knowledge. Government-employed women (AOR 6.83; 95% CI 2.43–19.18), women with 1000–5000birr in household income (AOR 5.31; 95% CI 2.01–14.03), and women with a history of births with congenital anomalies (AOR 21.07; 95% CI 2.09–21.21) were significantly associated with the attitude toward obstetric ultrasound. Participants in the study expressed a variety of barriers that influenced their practices; long waiting time was the most common (77.3%). Conclusion Pregnant women’s levels of knowledge and attitudes towards obstetric ultrasound were moderately good. However, there were a variety of barriers, including patient privacy, waiting time, handling, and side effects, that influenced the utilisation of ultrasound.

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Assessment of knowledge and attitude of pregnant women towards antenatal ultrasound in University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital at antenatal care clinic, Northwest Ethiopia

Mengistie,

Ayele,

Tsehaye

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Background Obstetric ultrasound is one of the most important advances in antenatal tests. Despite the importance of knowing the knowledge status of ultrasound and the category of attitude, there is no similar study done in Ethiopia. Thus, this study aimed to assess knowledge and attitude and associated factors toward ultrasound examination at the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods Institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted at the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest Ethiopia from May 15, 2022, to Jun 30, 2022. Data was collected and transferred from the Open data Kit server and analyzed using STATA version 14. The strength of the association, presented using an adjusted odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval and p-value ≤0.05, is considered to declare statistically significant variables. Results A total of 422 pregnant women participated, with a response rate of 100%. Of the total pregnant women, only 39% of them are knowledgeable about obstetric ultrasound whereas 52% of them have a favorable attitude. Being a housewife, government employee, and private employee (AOR = 17, 95% CI = 2.12, 151), (AOR = 10, 95% CI = 1.2, 85) and (AOR = (13, 95% CI = 1.5, 115), respectively were associated positively with knowledge about ultrasound. However, residing in a rural (AOR = 0.07; 95%CI = 0.02, 0.21), never been pregnant before (AOR = 0.59 95% CI = 0.38, 0.94), and having information (AOR = 1.7, 95% CI = 1, 2.9) were negatively associated with knowledge about ultrasound. Whereas, attaining primary education (AOR = 2.61; 95%CI = 1.1, 6.4) was positively associated with favorable attitudes while living in rural areas was negatively associated with a favorable attitude (AOR = 0.42; 95%CI = 0.18, 0.97). Conclusion In this study, knowledge and attitude about ultrasound among pregnant women in Gondar City are low. Residence, occupation, being pregnant before, and having information were significantly associated factors of knowledge. While residence and educational status of the respondents were significant factors of attitude. Therefore, health information about obstetric ultrasound shall be given to women who live in rural areas, women who are students, merchants and farmers, illiterate, and primigravida.

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Pregnant women’s knowledge, attitude, and associated factors toward obstetric ultrasound in public hospitals, Ethiopia, 2021: Multi-centered cross-sectional study

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References 34 publications

Attitude, Practice, and Associated factors of pregnant women towards prenatal ultrasound in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A cross- sectional study

Attitude, Practice, and Associated factors of pregnant women towards prenatal ultrasound in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A cross- sectional study

Knowledge, attitude, barriers, and associated factors of obstetric ultrasound among pregnant women in public hospitals, Ethiopia, 2022: a cross-sectional study

Assessment of knowledge and attitude of pregnant women towards antenatal ultrasound in University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital at antenatal care clinic, Northwest Ethiopia

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