TABLE 3.
OR for willingness to terminate a pregnancy affected by certain disorders
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Antenatal diagnosis
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| Category | Group | HLHS | Turner syndrome | CLCP | Trisomy 21 | Trisomy 18 |
| Profession | ||||||
| Paediatric residents | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | |
| Obstetric residents | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.6) | 2.6 (1.3 to 5.5)* | 0.8 (0.2 to 3.4) | 4.5 (2.1 to 9.6)** | 2.1 (0.8 to 5.8) | |
| Delivery room nurses | 0.6 (0.2 to 1.5) | 5.6 (2.0 to 16.0)** | 4.5 (0.8 to 25.3) | 2.9 (1.1 to 7.8)* | 0.6 (0.2 to 1.9) | |
| NICU-MAT nurses | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.6) | 5.8 (2.2 to 15.1)** | 0.7 (0.07 to 7.2) | 2.9 (1.1 to 7.1)* | 0.7 (0.2 to 2.1) | |
| NICU-CH nurses | 2.55 (1.1 to 6.0)* | 5.5 (2.4 to 12.7)** | 1.9 (0.4. 7.8) | 2.3 (1.02 to 5.1)* | 0.9 (0.3 to 2.6) | |
| Religion | ||||||
| Christian | 2.1 (0.6 to 7.0) | 1.2 (0.3 to 4.0) | 0.4 (0.07 to 2.1) | 0.88 (0.3 to 2.6) | 0.5 (0.05 to 3.7) | |
| Muslim | 0.2 (0.07 to 0.8)* | 0.4 (0.1 to 2.5) | N/E | 0.08 (0.01 to 0.5)** | 0.07 (0.008 to 0.7)* | |
| Atheist | 2.1 (0.6 to 7.0) | 0.8 (0.2 to 3.2) | 0.7 (0.1 to 4.8) | 0.2 (0.6 to 8.6) | 0.4 (0.04 to 3.6) | |
| Other | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | |
| Parenthood | ||||||
| Children | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | |
| No children | 1.2 (0.6 to 2.3) | 2.0 (1.0 to 3.9) | 2.3 (0.6 to 8.9) | 2.0 (1.05 to 4.0)* | 2 (0.9 to 4.3) | |
Data expressed as OR (95% CI).
*
P<0.05 compared to reference group;
**
P<0.01 compared to reference group. CLCP Cleft lip and palate; HLHS Hypoplastic left heart syndrome; N/E Not estimable because zero respondents in this group would terminate; NICU-MAT Maternity neonatal intensive care unit; NICU-CH Children’s hospital NICU