Perceptions and Willingness to Undertake Transvaginal Sonography by Women at the Sally Mugabe Central Hospital, Zimbabwe

Introduction: Patient’s opinions are an important facet of guideline development. There is little that known about Zimbabwean women perceptions and willingness to undergo Transvaginal Sonography (TVS) there no specific guidelines guide its use.
 Aim: To evaluate the perception TVS among attending Obstetrics Gynaecology clinic at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe.
 Methods: A cross-sectional survey using a structured questionnaire was conducted between 1 30 June 2022. total 170 obstetrics gynaecology were randomly selected participate study.
 Results: Majority (81.76%) had previous experience, with equally large proportion (60.84%) not having seen probe before. Most would prefer female sonographers (85.37%) conduct examination. In addition, 58% participants concurred chaperone should be present. Less than half females (47.93%) eager have done on them. Equally, just 45% said they encourage others scan. The difference study stratified by employment status statistically significant (chi square 7.26, p = 0.03).
 Conclusion: Our findings revealed Only sizeable willing accept provided it or presence chaperone. underscore importance education awareness benefits terms diagnosis maternal health outcomes, population.