Infertility knowledge and treatment beliefs among African American women in an urban community

To assess infertility knowledge and treatment beliefs among African American women in an urban community in Atlanta, Georgia. This was a cross sectional study at a safety net hospital. A convenience sample of a total of 158 women receiving outpatient obstetrical or gynecologic care from March-April...

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Published in:Contraception and reproductive medicine 2019-09, Vol.4 (1), p.16-16, Article 16
Main Authors: Wiltshire, Ashley, Brayboy, Lynae M, Phillips, Kiwita, Matthews, Roland, Yan, Fengxia, McCarthy-Keith, Desiree
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American
African Americans
Age
Demographics
Education
Employment
Fertility
Infertility
Knowledge
Race
Racial differences
Regression analysis
Reproduction
Reproductive technologies
Sexual orientation
Sociodemographics
Studies
Trends
Women
Womens health
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Summary:To assess infertility knowledge and treatment beliefs among African American women in an urban community in Atlanta, Georgia. This was a cross sectional study at a safety net hospital. A convenience sample of a total of 158 women receiving outpatient obstetrical or gynecologic care from March-April 2017 were recruited. Infertility knowledge and treatment beliefs were assessed using a previously applied and field-tested survey from the International Fertility Decision Making Study. The mean infertility knowledge score was 38.15% for total subjects. Those with a higher level of education (  
ISSN:2055-7426
2055-7426
DOI:10.1186/s40834-019-0097-x