Desire for prenatal gender disclosure among primigravidae in Enugu, Nigeria

Figures & data

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of antenatal women

Sociodemographic factor	Frequency	%	Significance
Age group of the respondents
≤20	7	2.8	Age group 21–30, P=0.0001
21–30	145	58.0
31–40	95	38.0
≥41	3	1.2
Total	250	100
Tribe
Ibo	228	91.2	Ibo, P=0.0001
Hausa	8	3.2
Yoruba	4	1.6
Others	10	4.0
Total	250	100
Religion
Christianity	245	98.0	Christianity, P=0.0001
Islam	3	1.2
Pagan	2	0.8
Total	250	100
Occupation
Housewives	110	44.0	Housewives, P=0.0001
Civil servants	95	38.0
Students	15	6.0
Farmers	5	2.0
Traders	25	10.0
Total	250	100

Table 2 Preference for prenatal disclosure, gender preference, and level of education

	Frequency	%	Significance
Prenatal disclosure
Want to know	225	90	–
Do not want to know	25	10
Total	250	100.0
Gender preference
Male	155	62.0	Desire for male gender, P=0.0001
Female	78	31.2
Any gender	17	6.8
Total	250	100.0
Education
No formal education	5	2.0	Primary education, P=0.0001
Primary education	135	54.0
Secondary education	80	32.0
Tertiary education	30	12.0
Total	250	100.0

Table 3 Reasons for wanting/not wanting to know fetal gender on prenatal ultrasonography

Variable	Frequency	%	Significance
Reasons for wanting to know fetal gender on prenatal ultrasonography (n=225; 90%)
Plan for new baby	118	52.4	Plan for new baby, P=0.0001
Personal curiosity	62	27.6
Partner’s curiosity	31	13.8
In-laws want to know	14	6.2
Total	225	100
Reasons for not wanting to know fetal gender on prenatal ultrasonography (n=25; 10%)
Leave to “the will of God”	15	60	Leave to “the will of GOD”, P=0.014
Prefer to know the gender after delivery	3	12
Anxiety over risk of error on ultrasonography	1	4
Should not be overambitious	1	4
Personal reasons	4	16
Do not want to know	1	4
Total	25	100