Background: Screening tests early in your pregnancy you should be offered a number of
tests, to help antenatal care team to provide the best care possible during pregnancy and the birth.
Aim: This study is to assess the main factors affecting on utilization of screening procedures among
pregnant women. Methods: A descriptive research design was adopted to fulfill the aim of the study
and answer the research question. Setting: The study was conducted at Obstetric outpatient
antenatal clinics of Beni-suef University Hospital and Beni-suef General hospital. Sample type:
Simple random sample technique was used. Sample criteria: A sample of pregnant women was
recruited from the eligible group. The sample included every pregnant women who was attending
the antenatal clinics 3 days per week and fulfilling the inclusion criteria as different age group,
different educational level, free from medical &surgical problem and agree to participation in the
study until reaching sample size. Results: Regarding relation between characteristics of studied
sample and their score of factors, the study revealed that were a highly significant association between
educational level of women and occupation for husband with total score of factors (p. value <0.05).
Conclusion: The present study, revealed that most of studied pregnant women had factors affecting
utilization of screening procedures as social, economic, psychological, environmental factors. In
addition, there is significant association between personal characteristic of pregnant women and
their total score of factors that effect on utilization of screening procedures. Recommendation:
Nurses should have more positive role in raising the awareness of women about the importance of
screening procedures through developing mother's class programs at maternity hospitals and
preparation of health education materials for pregnant women.