Transvaginal Sonography: perception and attitude of Nigerian women

BMC Women's Health

Research Article

Mark C Okeji¹  Kennedy K Agwuna¹  Iliyasu Y Izge²  Chika N Ihudiebube-Splendor³  Jennifer O Emeter⁴  Kelechi K Ekuma⁴ 

[1] Department of Medical Radiography and Radiological Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria;Department of Nursing Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria;Department of Radiation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria;Department of Radiography, Faculty of Clinical Science, College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria;

关键词: Transvaginal sonography;    Attitude;    Perception;    Women;    Nigeria;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12905-017-0413-z

 received in 2016-09-25, accepted in 2017-07-19,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundTo assess the attitude to and perception of transvaginal sonography (TVS) among Nigerian women of mixed educational status in order to ascertain factors that may prevent them from submitting to TVS when recommended.MethodsA Cross-sectional survey was adopted for the study. In all, one missionary, one government and eight private hospitals were enlisted. The instruments for data collection were visual analogue scale (VAS), to ascertain patients’ pain/discomfort experience, and a researcher-developed semi-structured questionnaire. The level of pain/discomfort on the VAS was categorized into four on a scale of 100. The categories were: 0–5 (no pain), 6–40 (mild pain), 41–74 (moderate pain), and 75–100 (severe pain).ResultsMajority (50.6%) of the respondents who attained secondary education had positive attitude to TVS. Also majority of the respondents (63.1%) preferred female sonographers. Majority of the respondents (54.1%) perceived TVS as not embarrassing, 78% did not consider it stressful, 96.9% reported that the sonographers were professional, 46.7% felt that a chaperon was needed, 98.4% reported there were enough privacy and 84.7% reported they needed prior information. Most of the respondents (82%) were willing to consent to TVS in future, 90.5% reported no pain, 8.6% reported mild pain/discomfort and 0.9% reported moderate pain.ConclusionsMajority of our respondents had positive attitude to TVS and were willing to consent to TVS in future, hence it was acceptable to them. It was however observed that acceptability increased with increasing academic status.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s). 2017