Table 2. Responses to open questions in a questionnaire among 644 pregnant women on the Thai Burmese border.
Why does SMRU do ultrasound scanning for pregnant women? | % (N) 1696 answers |
Position of the baby | 22.1 (375) |
Confirmation of pregnancy | 20.2 (343) |
Health of the baby | 18.8 (318) |
Sex of the baby | 17.3 (293) |
Normal hands and feet | 8.7 (148) |
Baby's breathing | 6.8 (116) |
At the most recent scan, what did they explain before starting? | % (N) 1414 answers |
I would need to lie down | 40.2 (569) |
I would need to open my sarong | 23.1 (326) |
A machine would be used to check the baby | 14.8 (209) |
During or after the most recent ultrasound, what did they tell you? | % (N) 1224 answers |
Everything is okay | 24.5 (300) |
They told me the sex of the baby | 19.9 (243) |
They told me the position | 16.3 (200) |
They told me that I am pregnant | 10.5 (129) |
Nothing | 8.6 (105) |
This table refers to questions 6–8 of the questionnaire in file S1.