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Effectiveness of an educational module in improving knowledge, awareness and perception among pregnant women regarding the safe use of prenatal ultrasound

Ravintaran T 1 , Go KX 1 , Che Isa IN 1 , Mohd Norsuddin N 1 , Sabarudin A 1 , Mohamed Sharif N 1 Show all authors , Ahmad Zaiki FW 2 , Hashim UF 2 , Said Rahmat SMS 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Program of Diagnostic Imaging & Radiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy, Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, Bandar Indera Mahkota, 25200, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Radiology, National Cancer Institute, 4, Jalan P7, Presint 7, 62250, Putrajaya, Malaysia
Heliyon, 2023 Jan;9(1):e12773.
PMID: 36685374 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12773

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Lack of public understanding, perception and awareness of the biological effects of prenatal ultrasound has led to the non-medical use of ultrasound. An educational programme is required to enlighten pregnant women and the public regarding prenatal ultrasound safety.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of educational modules (video and brochure) in improving knowledge, awareness and perception (KAP) among pregnant women regarding prenatal ultrasound safety.

METHODS: This is a quasi-experimental study with a pre-and post-test design. This study recruited 51 pregnant women as respondents from the Obstetrics and Gynaecology clinic (O&G) of Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz (HCTM). The first phase of the study was conducted by distributing a set of closed-ended questionnaires with multiple choice and Likert scale answers to assess the KAP of pregnant women regarding the safe use of prenatal ultrasound, followed by educational modules where the respondents were allocated into three groups (17 watched a video, 17 received brochure and 17 received combined media). After the intervention, the respondents' KAP were assessed using the same questionnaire.

RESULTS: The Wilcoxon signed rank test showed that educational modules like video, brochure and combined media had a statistically significant increase in post-test scores over the pre-test scores (video: mean rank = 9.00, p  0.05). The Kruskal Wallis test indicated that educational video was more effective in improving the KAP of pregnant women than the brochure and combined media (mean rank = 34.62, p 

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