We identified 124 carriers among 4,879 @entity1 of prenatal care providers in the Rochester region. Six factors were identified that together permitted a correct classification regarding test acceptance for 77.5% of all subjects. For those pregnant, the most influential of these factors was a more accepting attitude toward abortion. As an indication for abortion, @entity1577 ( @entity1577 ) ranked between mild and moderate @entity1032 . Of the 124 carrier @entity1 identified, we obtained 1-year follow-up information on 100. Mean score for @entity1577 knowledge at 1 year (77.4 +/- 13.2%), although significantly lower than immediately after counseling (84 +/- 12.4%), was still significantly higher than after detection but before counseling (51.1% +/- 20.7%). @entity148 about having a @entity1 with @entity1577 significantly declined from 25.8 +/- 8.0 SD immediately after counseling to 18.9 +/- 7.8 at 1 year (Spielberger State @entity148 Scale). Although 15 carriers regretted having been tested, 83% believed that they benefited from testing, 83% would make the same decision to be tested over again, and 79% would recommend testing to a friend. We conclude that, for most @entity1 , @entity1577 carrier screening accomplished its purpose: most carriers detected came for counseling, had their partners tested, and, if their partners were also carriers, had prenatal diagnosis. The major undesirable outcomes were that many @entity1 testing negative did not understand that a negative result did not exclude being a carrier and that three @entity1 found to be carriers did not have their partners tested because of @entity148 or the unacceptability of pregnancy termination and therefore may not have carefully considered their decision to be tested. Both of these undesirable outcomes could have been avoided by greater attention to pretest @entity1 education by the primary care provider.

Carrier screening for XXXX : test acceptance and one year follow-up.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'patient', 'child'] @entity1032 :: ('MESH:D008607', 'Disease') :: ['mental retardation'] @entity148 :: ('MESH:D001008', 'Disease') :: ['Anxiety', 'anxiety'] @entity1577 :: ('MESH:D003550', 'Disease') :: ['CF', 'cystic fibrosis']
@entity1577 :: (MESH:D003550,Disease) :: ['cystic fibrosis']
