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Table 2 Knowledge of which conditions cfDNA screening is commercially available to detect stratified by provider type (n = 188)

From: Obstetrical provider knowledge and attitudes towards cell–free DNA screening: results of a cross-sectional national survey

 

OB/GYN (n = 114)

% [95% CI]

MFM (n = 29)

% [95% CI]

GP (n = 31)

% [95%CI]

MW (n = 14)

% [95% CI]

p-value

Correctly identified that cfDNA was able to screen for:

Trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome)

95.6% [89.8–98.1]

100.0%

90.3% [73.4–96.9]

85.7% [55.7–96.6]

p = 0.156

Trisomy 18 (Edwards Syndrome)

93.0% [86.5–96.5]

100.0%

80.6% [62.6–91.2]

85.7% [55.7–96.6]

p = 0.040

Trisomy 13 (Patau Syndrome)

93.0% [86.5–96.5]

96.6% [78.4–99.6]

74.2% [55.8–86.8]

71.4% [42.7–89.4]

p = 0.002

Monosomy X (Turner Syndrome)

63.2% [53.8–71.2]

86.2% [67.9–94.9]

38.7% [23.2–57.0]

42.9% [19.9–69.4]

p = 0.001

22q11.22 deletion (Di George

Syndrome)

23.7% [16.7–32.4]

51.7% [33.7–69.3]

29.0% [15.6–47.5]

7.1% [0.9–39.2]

p = 0.007

Correctly identified that cfDNA was NOT able or commercially available to screen for:

Spina Bifida

97.4% [92.1–99.2]

100.0%

87.1% [69.7–95.2]

85.7% [55.7–96.6]

p = 0.020

Hirschsprung Disease

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

p = 1.0

Cystic Fibrosis

95.6% [89.8–98.2]

100.0%

93.5% [77.0–98.4]

100.0%

p = 0.485

Reported not knowing what conditions cfDNA screened for.

4.9% [1.8–10.2]

0.0%

16.1% [6.7–33.8]

21.4% [6.7–50.9]

p = 0.008

  1. *Abbreviations: OB/GYN Obstetrician/Gynecologist, MFM Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, GP General Practitioner, MW Midwife