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Different perceptions and attitudes regarding prenatal testing among service providers and consumers in Israel
Anat Mishori Dery1, Rivka Carmi, Ilana Shoham Vardi
1Genetics Institute, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel. anatm@bgu.ac.il
Introduction:
The increasing number of prenatal tests for fetal abnormalities calls for a prenatal care policy which will reflect not only medical values, but also the needs and attitudes of the services' consumers.
Objectives:
To compare attitudes of prenatal service consumers and providers regarding extent of prenatal testing and to evaluate these attitudes in relation to sociodemographic and professional characteristics.
Methods:
Women were interviewed by phone 5-8 weeks postpartum (n = 596) using a structured questionnaire. Health professionals (n = 351) completed a parallel questionnaire.
Results:
Health professionals were significantly more supportive of comprehensive prenatal testing than women (61.1 vs. 34.1%, respectively). In a multivariable analysis, age over 35, Ashkenazi origin and being better informed regarding tests, predicted a preference for comprehensive testing among women. Among health professionals, predictors of that attitude were secularism and a paramedical profession.
Conclusions:
Providers and consumers of prenatal services differ in their perceptions and opinions. Policy makers should have mechanisms in place to properly represent this diversity.
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