The Study of Pregnant Women’s Attitude toward Using Ultrasound in Pregnancy and its Diagnostic Value based on the Demographic Features in Amir-al-Momenin Hospital of Zabol, 2015-2016

Abstract

Ultrasound is widely used in pregnancy and it is considered as a part of the routine cares given in pregnancy. Ultrasound is also applied for screening during pregnancy. The present research aims at studying the pregnant women's attitudes toward using ultrasound in pregnancy and its diagnostic value based on the demographic variables in Amir-al-Momenin Hospital of Zabol from 2015 to 2016. The present study is a descriptive-analytical one conducted on pregnant women referring to Amir-al-Momenin Hospital of Zabol from 2015 to 2016. The questionnaire used in the present study was made by the Iranian gynecologists and radiologists; the questionnaire includes demographic features, the participant's pregnancy history, and the number of ultrasound performed during the recent pregnancy. The data collected were analyzed with respect to frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation through using SPSS 18. In the present study, from among the 300 patients studied, 148 patients (%49.3) were 20-30 years old, 96 patients (%32) experienced their third pregnancy, 112 patients (%37.3) had degrees lower than high school diploma, and 68 participants (%22.7) had college degrees. According to 223 participants (%74.3), ultrasound can show the fetus' physical problems. Moreover, 71 participants (23.7) believed that performing ultrasound in the second three months of pregnancy couldshow the fetus' chromosomal as well as genetic abnormalities. The findings of the present study indicated that most of t he patients maintain that ultrasound is necessary for their fetuses. They have also added that ultrasound can show the fetus' chromosomal-genetic abnormalities and its physical problems. It is recommended that training courses be provided to familiarize pregnant mothers with anomaly ultrasound.

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“…This study, consistent with research conducted in Gedeo, found that 17.3% of pregnant women believed that obstetric ultrasonography could cause congenital defects. This is higher than Jeddah’s finding (5.5%) [ 5 ] and lower than in Iran (53.3%) and Uganda (78%) [ 6 , 24 ]. This may be a result of the study’s time and the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants.…”