ArticleJournal of ultrasound2024
Knowledge, attitude, barriers, and associated factors of obstetric ultrasound among pregnant women in public hospitals, Ethiopia, 2022: a cross-sectional study.
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- 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
- 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
- Knowledge and utilization of obstetric ultrasound and associated factors among pregnant mother in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The ultrasound journal · 2025Review
- 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
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Abstract
backgroundObstetric 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.
objectivesThis 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.
resultThe 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%).
conclusionPregnant 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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