Y B Mensah1, K Nkyekyer2, K Mensah3. 1. Departtment of Radiology, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, P. O. Box KB 77, Korle Bu Accra, Ghana. 2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology University of Ghana Medical School, Korle Bu, Accra, Ghana. 3. P. O Box GP 15533 Kumasi.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate how Ghanaian women perceive the use, and their assessment of the experience, of antenatal ultrasound scanning. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study, using interviewer-administered questionnaire, from 25th February to 16th April, 2011. SETTING: Obstetrics Units of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, University of Ghana Hospital, Legon and Ga South District Hospital, Weija. METHODS: A total of 337 clients were randomly selected after delivery and interviewed. Issues addressed included why women went for antenatal ultrasound, their knowledge of the uses of ultrasound in pregnancy, information provided by health care providers, clients' eagerness to know the sex of their fetuses, and their overall assessment of the ultrasound scanning experience. RESULTS: The mean number of scans was 2.2(1.1). Most were performed on the request of a doctor or midwife; 154(45.7%) were not told the reasons for the request and 185(54.9%) did not have the results explained to them. For 239(70.9%) women the sonographer did not explain the procedure before the examination; 89(26.4%) were allowed to ask questions and 61(18.1%) were allowed to see their fetuses on the monitor. One hundred and sixty respondents (47.5%) asked for and were told the sex of their fetuses, with accuracy at delivery of 86.5%. CONCLUSION: Most respondents perceived antenatal ultrasound as a useful tool. There is lack of information flow from health care providers to clients concerning the indications for the ultrasound, the processes involved and the results of the procedure. Improvements in these areas are needed to enhance the experience of antenatal ultrasound among Ghanaian women.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate how Ghanaian women perceive the use, and their assessment of the experience, of antenatal ultrasound scanning. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study, using interviewer-administered questionnaire, from 25th February to 16th April, 2011. SETTING: Obstetrics Units of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, University of Ghana Hospital, Legon and Ga South District Hospital, Weija. METHODS: A total of 337 clients were randomly selected after delivery and interviewed. Issues addressed included why women went for antenatal ultrasound, their knowledge of the uses of ultrasound in pregnancy, information provided by health care providers, clients' eagerness to know the sex of their fetuses, and their overall assessment of the ultrasound scanning experience. RESULTS: The mean number of scans was 2.2(1.1). Most were performed on the request of a doctor or midwife; 154(45.7%) were not told the reasons for the request and 185(54.9%) did not have the results explained to them. For 239(70.9%) women the sonographer did not explain the procedure before the examination; 89(26.4%) were allowed to ask questions and 61(18.1%) were allowed to see their fetuses on the monitor. One hundred and sixty respondents (47.5%) asked for and were told the sex of their fetuses, with accuracy at delivery of 86.5%. CONCLUSION: Most respondents perceived antenatal ultrasound as a useful tool. There is lack of information flow from health care providers to clients concerning the indications for the ultrasound, the processes involved and the results of the procedure. Improvements in these areas are needed to enhance the experience of antenatal ultrasound among Ghanaian women.
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