Table 2.
Participants’ attitudes and knowledge about prenatal testing and people with trisomy 21
| n = 114 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | % of all | |
| Experience | ||
| Prenatal testing in a prior pregnancy | ||
| Yes | 7 | 6.1% |
| No | 107 | 93.9% |
| Had someone in their vicinity with T21 or talked with people of T21 | ||
| Yes | 40 | 35.1% |
| No | 74 | 64.9% |
| Prenatal testing in this pregnancy | ||
| None | 65 | 57.0% |
| NIPT | 26 | 22.8% |
| MSS | 22 | 19.3% |
| AC/CVS | 1 | 0.9% |
| Attitudes | ||
| Preference on brochures of prenatal testing at the first visit | ||
| Wanted to receive | 77 | 67.5% |
| Neither | 28 | 24.6% |
| Did not want to receive | 1 | 0.9% |
| Don’t know | 8 | 7.0% |
| Planned prenatal testing at questionnaire | ||
| No testing | 34 | 29.8% |
| Undecided | 33 | 28.9% |
| Will have testing | 47 | 41.2% |
| Needed agreement with the partner for prenatal testing | ||
| Yes | 89 | 78.1% |
| Neither | 9 | 7.9% |
| No | 14 | 12.3% |
| Don’t know | 2 | 1.8% |
| Want to have GC with husband | ||
| Yes | 104 | 91.2% |
| No | 10 | 8.8% |
| Knowledge | ||
| Aware of prenatal testing before this pregnancy | ||
| Yes | 97 | 85.1% |
| No | 17 | 14.9% |
| Aware of GC | ||
| Yes | 27 | 23.7% |
| No | 87 | 76.3% |
| Understanding of the mechanism of T21 | ||
| Not an inherited disease | 58 | 50.9% |
| Inherited disease or don’t know | 56 | 49.1% |
| Understanding of the average of life expectancy of T21 | ||
| ≥40 years old | 48 | 42.1% |
| 40 years old or don’t know | 66 | 57.9% |
| Recognition of MAE-related disorders | ||
| Yes | 105 | 92.1% |
| No | 9 | 7.9% |
AC amniocentesis, CVS chorionic villus sampling, GC genetic counseling, NIPT noninvasive prenatal testing, MAE maternal age effect, MSS maternal serum screening, T21 trisomy 21