Utilisation of obstetric sonography at a peri-urban health centre in Uganda

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of obstetrical ultrasound in Conakry, Guinea

“…Our results are similar to those of African studies [5,18] and contrary to that of Boog whose study revealed that 86% of service providers practice in the private sector. One of the explanations could be the lack of private health facilities in Guinea.…”

The Ghanaian woman’s experience and perception of ultrasound use in antenatal care

“…4 There is some concern, however, that there may be overuse of the technology; in a study of the utilization of sonography in a periurban health centre in Uganda, more than half of the scans were classified as inappropriate. 5 Another study in Canada revealed that in the ten-year period between 1996 and 2006, the number of ultrasound scans per 1000 pregnancies increased by more than fifty per cent, with the increase being the same for both low-risk and high-risk pregnancies; in that study the proportion of pregnancies with at least four ultrasound examinations increased almost threefold, with the increase being more pronounced among low-risk pregnancies. 6 The value of the use of ultrasound imaging for specific indications, such as detection of possible fetal malformation, placental localization and confirmation of multiple pregnancies, has been clearly shown.…”

Knowledge, attitudes and practice of breast sonography among females at a rural health facility in Uganda

“…The possible explanation for this is the routine use of ultrasound in mainly obstetric conditions as part of the antenatal care for women. 16 It has been reported in literature that the use of ultrasound as part of antenatal care for pregnant women has become routine practice even in rural settings where sonography equipment is relatively available. 16 However, despite the availability of ultrasound equipment in many rural health facilities, the service has not been utilized to evaluate breast conditions in this era of increasing breast cancer cases.…”

“…16 It has been reported in literature that the use of ultrasound as part of antenatal care for pregnant women has become routine practice even in rural settings where sonography equipment is relatively available. 16 However, despite the availability of ultrasound equipment in many rural health facilities, the service has not been utilized to evaluate breast conditions in this era of increasing breast cancer cases. This study has confirmed that despite the presence of ultrasound equipment in this rural health facility, the women do not know and are thus not undergoing breast sonography, yet breast cancer cases from rural settings are referred very late when management is almost impossible.…”