Gonzaga Mubuuke Aloysius, Kiguli-Malwadde Elsie, Francis Businge, Rosemary Byanyima
Makerere University, College of Health Sciences, Radiology Department.
Pan Afr Med J. 2009 Nov 30;3:18.
Ultrasound has become a routine part of care for pregnant women in Uganda, being one of a range of techniques used in screening. However, it differs from most others because it allows women to view their babies. Routine obstetric sonography is now globally recognized as one of the ways through which maternal mortality can be reduced. This study aimed at finding out the knowledge, attitudes and practices of pregnant women towards prenatal sonography at Naguru Health Centre, Uganda.
Exploratory -descriptive study using interviewer-administered questionnaires. Thematic analysis was employed for qualitative data and bivariate, multivariate and logistic regression analysis was used for quantitative data.
Three themes emerged; Knowledge, Attitude and Practices. Women's knowledge, attitude and practices of obstetric sonography were influenced mainly by their biosocial factors like gravidity, education level and occupation. All women expressed concern that obstetric sonography could lead to cancer.
Obstetric sonography is highly appreciated as being vital for antenatal care. However, there is need for mothers and health care providers to be well informed about the safety and specific purposes of obstetric sonography and what it can and cannot achieve.
超声已成为乌干达孕妇护理的常规组成部分，是一系列筛查技术之一。然而，它与大多数其他技术不同，因为它能让孕妇看到自己的宝宝。常规产科超声检查目前在全球被公认为是降低孕产妇死亡率的途径之一。本研究旨在了解乌干达纳古鲁健康中心孕妇对产前超声检查的知识、态度和做法。
采用由访谈员管理问卷的探索性描述性研究。定性数据采用主题分析，定量数据采用双变量、多变量和逻辑回归分析。
出现了三个主题；知识、态度和做法。女性对产科超声检查的知识、态度和做法主要受其生物社会因素如妊娠次数、教育水平和职业的影响。所有女性都担心产科超声检查会导致癌症。
产科超声检查因其对产前护理至关重要而受到高度赞赏。然而，母亲和医疗保健提供者需要充分了解产科超声检查的安全性和具体目的，以及它能实现和不能实现的目标。
