Perception of Ghanaian Primigravidas Undergoing Their First Antenatal Ultrasonography in Cape Coast
Table 6
A cross-tabulation of the levels of education of participants against women’s reasons for undergoing ultrasound scanning and knowledge of congenital abnormalities that ultrasound can diagnose.
Variable
Levels of education
χ2
value
No formal education
Basic education
Secondary education
Tertiary education
The women’s reasons for undergoing ultrasound
Requested by doctor
Yes
15
157
81
83
6.317
0.097
No
6
24
8
10
Relevant to management of pregnancy
Yes
8
78
35
63
19.777
0.000
No
13
103
54
30
Estimate date of delivery
Yes
5
54
36
55
24.349
0.000
No
16
127
53
38
Check number of fetuses
Yes
5
50
30
48
16.891
0.001
No
16
131
59
45
Check gender of fetus
Yes
4
61
36
45
9.105
0.028
No
17
120
53
48
Abnormalities in fetus
Yes
9
88
51
59
6.884
0.076
No
12
93
38
34
Knowledge of congenital abnormalities that ultrasound can diagnose
Abnormal head development
Yes
13
112
63
58
2.282
0.516
No
8
69
26
35
Cardiac developmental abnormalities
Yes
9
93
47
52
1.308
0.727
No
12
88
42
41
Cleft palate
Yes
7
85
30
29
8.501
0.037
No
14
96
59
64
Limb abnormalities
Yes
8
77
35
45
1.813
0.612
No
13
104
54
48
Fetal organ abnormalities
Yes
5
45
25
46
18.654
0.000
No
16
136
64
47
Down’s syndrome
Yes
0
27
13
27
14.407
0.002
No
21
154
76
66
Statistically significant. Pearson’s Chi-square (χ2) was used to examine the relationship between levels of education of participants against women’s reasons for undergoing ultrasound scanning and their knowledge of congenital abnormalities that ultrasound can help diagnose. value ≤0.05 is statistically significant.
