ArticleJournal of genetic counseling2018
Patients' Knowledge of Prenatal Screening for Trisomy 21.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Health Literacy in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Exploring measurement tools used to assess knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of pregnant women toward prenatal screening: A systematic review.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
- Improving Patient Knowledge of Aneuploidy Testing Using an Educational Video: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2018Trial
- Health literacy and attitudes toward prenatal screening tests among pregnant women: a cross-sectional study in Turkey.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Experiences of perinatal genetic screening for people from migrant and refugee backgrounds: a scoping review.European journal of human genetics : EJHG · 2025Article
- "Knowledge was clearly associated with education." epistemic positioning in the context of informed choice: a scoping review and secondary qualitative analysis.BMC medical ethics · 2025Article
- Assessment Tools for Measuring Health Literacy and Digital Health Literacy in a Hospital Setting: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Decision-making process about prenatal genetic screening: how deeply do moms-to-be want to know from Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing?BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Decision-making for prenatal genetic screening: how will pregnant women navigate a growing number of aneuploidy and carrier screening options?BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Awareness of paternal age effect disorders among Japanese pregnant women: implications for prenatal genetic counseling for advanced paternal age.Journal of community genetics · 2021Article
- Women's experiences of counselling in cases of a screen-positive prenatal screening result.PloS one · 2021Article
- Making the most of the first prenatal visit: The challenge of expanding prenatal genetic testing options and limited clinical encounter time.Prenatal diagnosis · 2020Article
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Abstract
This study's objective was to assess the knowledge of prenatal screening for Trisomy 21 in pregnant women in one institution in Canada. A cross-sectional survey measuring demographics, knowledge of screening, and health literacy, was administered to pregnant women. Of the 135 women who completed the survey, 74% had adequate knowledge of Trisomy 21 and associated screening procedures. Twenty-eight point one percent of women did not receive any counseling. Overall, 29.5% of women did not know that the screening test was optional and 10.2% of women underwent screening prior to having been counseled. Multigravidity (p < 0.05) and prior counseling (p < 0.001) were positively correlated with knowledge while first language other than English (p < 0.001) was negatively correlated with knowledge. Given these findings, an effort needs to be made on the part of health care providers to increase counseling rates to 100%, stressing the optional nature of the test to attain true informed consent.
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