Study of Awareness Towards a More Accepted Invasive Procedure, Transvaginal Ultrasound During the First Trimester of Pregnancy in a Rural Setup

Adithi S Shetty; Harish Shetty; Rabindra Prabhu; Prasanna Shetty; Divya Hegde; MS Kotian; B. Suresh Kumar Shetty .

Study of Awareness Towards a More Accepted Invasive Procedure, Transvaginal Ultrasound During the First Trimester of Pregnancy in a Rural Setup

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences,2015,5,1,1179-1181.

Published:February 2015

Type:Research Articles

Authors:

Author(s) affiliations:

Adithi S Shetty^1,*, Harish Shetty², Rabindra Prabhu³, Prasanna Shetty⁴, Divya Hegde⁵, MS Kotian⁶, B Suresh Kumar Shetty⁷

¹Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (Affiliated to Manipal University), India.

²Professor and Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, India.

³Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, India.

⁴Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, India

⁵Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, A J Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore, India.

⁶Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (Affiliated to Manipal University), India.

⁷Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore (Affiliated to Manipal University), India.

Abstract:

The objective of the present study is to assess women's experiences and attitude towards transvaginal Ultrasound in the first trimester of pregnancy in a rural background. Total of 100 women in their first trimester who attended the hospital clinics as Obstetric Outpatient were subjected to transvaginal Ultrasound and their perception regarding transvaginal ultrasound was assessed. Among the total agreed subjects for transvaginal ultrasound, the acceptability rate for a repeat procedure was as high as 82% which makes an acceptable and comfortable method amongst most of pregnant women and becomes less known area in the literatures regarding the perception of Trans Vaginal Sonography of first trimester pregnant among the rural patients in this part of globe and may be thought as an option to all in future.

Keywords:Acceptability, Perception, Transvaginal Ultrasound