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Table 2 Awareness of Down syndrome prenatal screening

From: Awareness of down syndrome screening among educated Muslim women is associated with a favorable attitude toward testing

Item

Answered Yes N = 178

%

What screening tests have you heard of for D.S.?

  

Ultrasound from 11–13 weeks to measure

nuchal translucency

128

71.9

First-trimester maternal serum screening

104

58.4

Second-trimester maternal serum screening

82

46.1

Noninvasive Prenatal Testing

88

49.4

Sources of knowledge

  

Obstetrician

96

53.9

Relatives or friends

48

27.0

Family physician

5

2.8

Media

0

0.0

Others

6

3.4