Table 2.
Percentage of Correct Answers on Professionals’ Survey Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Knowledge Quiz
Survey item | Number (Percentage) of Correct Responses |
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Women only need to avoid hard liquor during pregnancy; beer and wine are okay. (False) | 234 (99%) |
Alcohol can harm an embryo or fetus at any time during pregnancy. (True) | 231 (97%) |
There is no cure for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, although treatment can mitigate some effects. (True) | 227 (96%) |
A woman can have one or two drinks a day without causing harm to her baby since she isn’t binging. (False) | 223 (94%) |
Women who drink early in pregnancy but stop drinking are not at risk for having a child with a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. (False) | 214 (90%) |
Alcohol use during pregnancy is the leading known cause of developmental disability and birth defects in the United States. (True) | 208 (88%) |
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders occur only if the mother is an alcoholic during pregnancy. (False) | 203 (86%) |
Of all substances of abuse, alcohol produces the most serious neurobehavioral effects in the fetus. (True) | 176 (74%) |
Most children with a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder have unusual facial features. (False) | 85 (36%) |
Note. Number and percentage of survey respondents who responded correctly to true/false survey items in prenatal alcohol exposure knowledge quiz.