What participants understand about a maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein screening program
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11032085 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruth Faden (0009-0001-8601-8783, Johns Hopkins University), R R Faden, A J Chwalow (Johns Hopkins University), E Orel-Crosby (Johns Hopkins University), Neil A Holtzman, G A Chase, Claire O Leonard |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1381-1384 |
| Publication date | 1985-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.75.12.1381 |
| PMID | 2415009 |
| OpenAlex | W1969002925 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 3 |
We investigated the knowledge of pregnant women participating in a maternal serum alphafetoprotein (MSAFP) screening program for the detection of neural tube defects (NTDs) in the fetus. Women participating in the screening program scored higher on two knowledge tests than a comparison group of pregnant women who were not offered screening. However, there were substantial gaps in the knowledge base of women in the program, as measured by one of the tests. Women did not misinterpret a negative test result to mean that the test had identified a potential problem with the fetus; instead, there is a suggestion that they tended to interpret a negative result too positively, as an assurance that the baby was healthy in all respects
Abortion · Family medicine · Fetus · Gynecology · Neural tube · Neural tube defect · Obstetrics · Pregnancy · Prenatal diagnosis · Prenatal screening · Screening test · Test (biology) · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
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Prenatal screening and pregnant women's attitudes toward the abortion of defective fetuses
Maternal serum AFP
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Attitudes to bioethical issues
Eugenics and Genetic Testing
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2002 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |