Survey on knowledge, attitude, acceptance and related factors among pregnant women in Thailand regarding antenatal thalassaemia screening.

Survey on knowledge, attitude, acceptance and related factors among pregnant women in Thailand regarding antenatal thalassaemia screening. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2018 Mar 22;:1-6 Authors: Hanprasertpong T, Raungrongmorakot K, Geater A, Puapornpong P, Laosooksathit W, Hemachandra A, Suksamarnwong M Abstract Thalassaemia is a common haematologic health condition in Southeast Asian countries (SEA) including Thailand. Reducing the birth of new thalassaemia cases is an effective method to control disease. The background level of knowledge and attitude of pregnant women on the disease influences their decision to perform antenatal screening. Unfortunately, the information about pregnant women's knowledge and attitude on antenatal thalassaemia screening in a developing country such as Thailand is lacking. We therefore conducted this cross-sectional study to examine patients' knowledge and to evaluate the factors which influence the patient's knowledge and attitude on antenatal thalassaemia screening. 1006 pregnant women who attended antenatal care at the Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Ongkharak, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand were enrolled. We found that women's knowledge on antenatal thalassaemia screening is low. A maternal age of ≥35 years was associated with a higher level of knowledge. A higher level of education and multigravidity, a family history of thalassaemia and a positive level ...
Source: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - Category: OBGYN Tags: J Obstet Gynaecol Source Type: research