Table 2 Comparison of Perceived Clinical Utility of NIPT with IPD by Demographic Characteristics
Total (n = 327) | High school (n = 70) | University (n = 257) | χ2 | Obstetrician (n = 90) | Midwife (n = 237) | χ2 | Public Sector (n = 136) | Private Sector (n = 191) | χ2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Safer testing for the fetus | Y | 89% | 77% | 93% | 14.2** | 96% | 87% | 4.94 | 93% | 86% | 4.89 |
N | 4% | 6% | 4% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 6% | ||||
DK | 7% | 17% | 3% | 3% | 8% | 5% | 8% | ||||
Less physiological stress for high-risk women | Y | 79% | 69% | 82% | 13.6** | 78% | 80% | 2.47 | 77% | 81% | 1.41 |
N | 12% | 10% | 12% | 16% | 10% | 14% | 10% | ||||
DK | 9% | 21% | 6% | 6% | 10% | 9% | 9% | ||||
Further psychological assurance for low-risk women | Y | 69% | 64% | 71% | 3.33 | 68% | 70% | 12.8** | 61% | 75% | 7.89* |
N | 20% | 19% | 20% | 29% | 16% | 26% | 15% | ||||
DK | 11% | 17% | 9% | 3% | 14% | 13% | 10% | ||||
Earlier detection of chromosome abnormality | Y | 63% | 59% | 65% | 8.03* | 47% | 70% | 41.6*** | 60% | 66% | 1.46 |
N | 23% | 17% | 25% | 48% | 14% | 25% | 22% | ||||
DK | 14% | 24% | 10% | 5% | 16% | 15% | 12% | ||||
Earlier consideration of termination of pregnancy | Y | 50% | 49% | 50% | 7.78* | 39% | 54% | 25.8*** | 40% | 57% | 8.28* |
N | 33% | 24% | 36% | 54% | 26% | 40% | 29% | ||||
DK | 17% | 27% | 14% | 7% | 20% | 20% | 14% | ||||
Less maternal stress in case of termination of pregnancy | Y | 41% | 46% | 39% | 10.7** | 32% | 44% | 27.9*** | 32% | 47% | 8.03* |
N | 41% | 26% | 45% | 62% | 33% | 48% | 36% | ||||
DK | 18% | 28% | 16% | 6% | 23% | 20% | 17% | ||||
Easier comprehension of test result | Y | 39% | 49% | 36% | 21.6*** | 18% | 46% | 65.0*** | 30% | 45% | 11.6** |
N | 41% | 19% | 47% | 77% | 28% | 52% | 34% | ||||
DK | 20% | 32% | 17% | 5% | 26% | 18% | 21% |