Awareness, Expectations, and Perception of Anomaly Scan Among Mexican Pregnant Women

NCT04229654 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: GI15017
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 400
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To describe the knowledge, expectations, and perception of women towards the mid-trimester ultrasound scan to detect fetal anomalies in a Mexican population.

Conditions

Knowledge; Expectations; Ultrasound

Keywords

knowledge; expectations; anomaly scan

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Knowledge

  Consisted of 12 items that asked about women´s to evaluate the background knowledge about the purpose and limitations of ultrasound anomaly scan. The first three items asked about the women's knowledge and worries about ultrasound and their understanding of the information provided for their attending physicians. The last 3 items were completed after the ultrasound examination, those items asked about opinions regarding the utility and relief of information provided. The correct answers from the other 6 items were summed to form a total score ranging from 0 to 6. The total scores were categorized into three groups: score 0-2 as poor, 3-4 as intermediate, and 5-6 as good.

  10 minutes

• Expectations

  Consisted of 8 items that asked about women´s expectations before the ultrasound examination. A yes/no style were used to measure this outcome.

  5 minutes

• Perception of the fetus

  Consisted of 6 items that asked about women´s perception of the fetus during ultrasound examination. A yes/no style were used to measure this outcome.

  5 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Demographic characteristics

  5 minutes

Interventions

Questionnaire OTHER

A written questionnaire was used to capture demographic data, obstetric history, knowledge, expectations, and perception of anomaly scans.

Eligibility Criteria

• Gender Eligibility Details: Pregnant women at 18-24.6 week gestation
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population consisted of pregnant women of gestational age between 18 and 24.6 weeks. Participants were recruited from two prenatal diagnostic centers located in the northern part of México. The centers were purposively selected to represent different characteristics of the level of care and demographic characteristics. This study was performed according to the standards of the Helsinki Declaration and approval was obtained from the ethics and educational issues coordinating committee of our University Hospital.

You may qualify if:

• Pregnant women between 18 and 24.6 weeks
• Time constraints
• Lack of interest
• Maternal blindness

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González

Monterrey, Nuevo León, 64460, Mexico

Location

Related Publications (7)

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MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Flavio Hernández-Castro, MD PhD

  Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 12, 2020
• First Posted: January 18, 2020
• Study Start: November 4, 2019
• Primary Completion: January 6, 2020
• Study Completion: January 6, 2020
• Last Updated: January 18, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ME (1)