Researchers studying patient satisfaction have reported several factors affecting patient satisfaction in the West. These factors, to the best of knowledge, have not been validated in Nigeria. This study validated some of the factors in patient satisfaction rating in this population. Ninety-two patients were reviewed in four ultrasound service providing centres/institutions. Five variables which could be influenced by the ultrasound practitioner were tested. Tests were two-tailed and deemed to be significant at P<0.05. None of these variables showed significant correlation with satisfaction rating among patients with previous experience of obstetric ultrasound procedure. Among those that had no previous experience of the ultrasound procedure, explanation, privacy and comfort showed significant correlations with the satisfaction rating. Patients’ perceptions of comfort on the table was found to be most critical in predicting satisfaction, followed by explanation. In this environment first experience patients are more sensitive to satisfaction indices and should be preferentially treated.

This study was aimed to establish a nomogram for uterine roundness index (UTRI) for a Nigerian population. Seven hundred Nigerian girls and women in the premenarche, nulliparous, multiparous and postmenopausal groups with normal uteri were evaluated by pelvic ultrasound. The length, anteroposterior and transverse diameters of the uterus were measured and the UTRI calculated as the ratio of anteroposterior diameter to the length. The age, height, and parity of the subject were recorded. The mean UTRI +SD were 0.44457+0.0629 for premenarche, 0.5880+0.1118 for nulliparous, 0.6005+0.1046 for multiparous and 0.5269+0.1037 for postmenopausal. Pearson's correlation analysis showed significant correlation between UTRI and age, height and weight in premenarche group and weight in the nulliparous, multiparous and postmenopausal groups (p< 0.05). Significant negative correlation between UTRI and age occurred only in the postmenopausal group (p< 0.05). The study has established a nomogram for UTRI in a Nigeria population which will be of gynaecological importance to sonographers and referring clinicians in assessing the normality of uterine shapes and contour.

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