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. 2012 Apr 13;7(4):e34018. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034018

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.