Awareness of ultrasonography among antenatal mothers attending the tertiary care hospital in Bundelkhand region of UP

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dc.contributor.authorSingh, Varshaen_US
dc.contributor.authorVarshney, Amit Mohanen_US
dc.contributor.authorKaur, Samarjeeten_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-06T08:36:24Z
dc.date.available2020-05-06T08:36:24Z
dc.date.issued2019-01
dc.description.abstractBackground: Ultrasound examination during pregnancy has become an integral part of antenatal care throughout the world. This technology is an important tool for the obstetricians, to reassure their patients regarding the well-being of their fetus in utero. The objective of this study was to assess the awareness of USG among pregnant women.Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among pregnant women attending the ANC clinic of Obstetric department of MLB Medical College Hospital, Jhansi, UP from March to May 2018. The study included 300 pregnant women and data was collected by using pre tested questionnaire.Results: The study reveals that 51.3% of participants were in the age group of 20-25 yr and 50% of them belong to upper lower class, most of them unskilled (83.4%), 63.3% of participants depicted that USG is done only to confirm the pregnancy and 81% of women considered that it is beneficial during pregnancy and 65% was known that USG can be used to determine sex of the foetus.Conclusions: Awareness regarding the uses of ultrasonography during pregnancy was found to be average. There is need to create more awareness in community about the USG uses and PCPNDT act and its provisions. There is need of creating more awareness about the safety, utility and frequency of USG during antenatal period to avoid misuse.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, 1GSVM Medical College, Kanpur,en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsMLB Medical College, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationSingh Varsha,Varshney Amit Mohan,Kaur Samarjeet . Awareness of ultrasonography among antenatal mothers attending the tertiary care hospital in Bundelkhand region of UP . International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2019 Jan; 6(1): 277-280en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-6032
dc.identifier.issn2394-6040
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/201068
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume6en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20185257en_US
dc.subjectAntenatal motheren_US
dc.subjectUSGen_US
dc.subjectAwarenessen_US
dc.subjectUPen_US
dc.subjectTertiary care hospitalen_US
dc.titleAwareness of ultrasonography among antenatal mothers attending the tertiary care hospital in Bundelkhand region of UPen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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