ArticleAnnals of medical and health sciences research2014
Attitude of expectant mothers on the use of ultrasound in pregnancy in a tertiary institution in South East of Nigeria.
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- Routine antenatal ultrasound in low- and middle-income countries: first look - a cluster randomised trial.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2018Trial
- Antenatal Ultrasound Utilization and Associated Factors Among Postpartum Women in Durame Town Public Health Institutions, Central Ethiopia: A Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2026Article
- Prenatal ultrasound utilization and associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in south Wollo zone public hospitals, north east, Ethiopia, 2023.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Article
- Knowledge, attitude, barriers, and associated factors of obstetric ultrasound among pregnant women in public hospitals, Ethiopia, 2022: a cross-sectional study.Journal of ultrasound · 2024Article
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- Value and Diagnostic Efficacy of Fetal Morphology Assessment Using Ultrasound in A Poor-Resource Setting.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Pregnant women's knowledge, attitude, and associated factors toward obstetric ultrasound in public hospitals, Ethiopia, 2021: Multi-centered cross-sectional study.Women's health (London, England)Article
- Prenatal Ultrasound Utilization and Its Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Jimma Town Public Health Institutions, Ethiopia.Health services research and managerial epidemiologyArticle
- Determinants of Access to Low-Cost Ultrasound Services among Pregnant Women in Rural Areas of Keffi, Nigeria.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundWith the world-wide availability of ultrasound services even in the developing countries, routine ultrasonography in pregnancy remains a controversial issue. However, in this era of reproductive health right and evidence-based medicine, the views of women need to be ascertained.
aimsThe aim is to assess the attitude of antenatal women toward sonography in pregnancy. SUBJECTS AND
methodsA descriptive self-administered questionnaire-based cross-sectional study using 208 women that booked for antenatal care from January 1, 2009 to June 30, 2009 at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu.
resultsThe number of respondents who had ultrasonography in their previous pregnancies was 58.7% (122/208). Although many reasons were given for personal ultrasound requests, 19.7% (24/122) of the women who had obstetric scan in their previous pregnancies thought it was a normal booking test done for every pregnant woman. When compared with other booking investigations, 60.1% (125/208), mainly civil servants .expressed the views that ultrasound in pregnancy is costly, while 24.4% (59/208) felt it is cheap, 9.1% (19/208) said it is very costly, while the remaining 2.4% (5/208) thought it is not affordable. Apart from visualizing the images of their babies, 17.8% (37/208) of the cases wanted to know the sexes of their babies while 15.4% (32/208) was for determination of fetal position. Out of 110, 52.9% (110/208) were of the opinion that women can decide when to request for sonography.
conclusionThe attitude of Nigerian women to sonography is good. Majority of them request ultrasound for fetal observation and gender determination.
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