Infertility knowledge and treatment beliefs among African American women in an urban community
Abstract Background To assess infertility knowledge and treatment beliefs among African American women in an urban community in Atlanta, Georgia. Methods This was a cross sectional study at a safety net hospital. A convenience sample of a total of 158 women receiving outpatient obstetrical or gyneco...
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| author | Ashley Wiltshire Lynae M Brayboy Kiwita Phillips Roland Matthews Fengxia Yan Desiree McCarthy-Keith |
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| description | Abstract Background To assess infertility knowledge and treatment beliefs among African American women in an urban community in Atlanta, Georgia. Methods 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. Results The mean infertility knowledge score was 38.15% for total subjects. Those with a higher level of education (p < 0.0001) and those with paid employment (p = 0.01) had a significantly higher level of infertility knowledge. Those who had a history of infertility therapy were significantly more likely to agree with negative treatment beliefs (p = 0.01). There was no significant difference in infertility knowledge or treatment beliefs based on age, sexuality, parity or being pregnant at the time of survey completion. Conclusions African American women in our urban clinic setting seem to have a limited level of knowledge pertaining to infertility. Further research is needed to understand how differences in knowledge and beliefs translate into infertility care decision-making and future childbearing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c788eeae5c3e4e2f825f30d391c038bd2022-12-21T19:18:07ZengBMCContraception and Reproductive Medicine2055-74262019-09-01411710.1186/s40834-019-0097-xInfertility knowledge and treatment beliefs among African American women in an urban communityAshley Wiltshire0Lynae M Brayboy1Kiwita Phillips2Roland Matthews3Fengxia Yan4Desiree McCarthy-Keith5Morehouse School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Women & Infants Hospital, Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityMorehouse School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyMorehouse School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyMorehouse School of Medicine Department of Community Health & Preventive MedicineMorehouse School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyAbstract Background To assess infertility knowledge and treatment beliefs among African American women in an urban community in Atlanta, Georgia. Methods 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. Results The mean infertility knowledge score was 38.15% for total subjects. Those with a higher level of education (p < 0.0001) and those with paid employment (p = 0.01) had a significantly higher level of infertility knowledge. Those who had a history of infertility therapy were significantly more likely to agree with negative treatment beliefs (p = 0.01). There was no significant difference in infertility knowledge or treatment beliefs based on age, sexuality, parity or being pregnant at the time of survey completion. Conclusions African American women in our urban clinic setting seem to have a limited level of knowledge pertaining to infertility. Further research is needed to understand how differences in knowledge and beliefs translate into infertility care decision-making and future childbearing.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40834-019-0097-xInfertilityAfrican AmericanWomenReproduction |
| spellingShingle | Ashley Wiltshire Lynae M Brayboy Kiwita Phillips Roland Matthews Fengxia Yan Desiree McCarthy-Keith Infertility knowledge and treatment beliefs among African American women in an urban community Contraception and Reproductive Medicine Infertility African American Women Reproduction |
| title | Infertility knowledge and treatment beliefs among African American women in an urban community |
| title_full | Infertility knowledge and treatment beliefs among African American women in an urban community |
| title_fullStr | Infertility knowledge and treatment beliefs among African American women in an urban community |
| title_full_unstemmed | Infertility knowledge and treatment beliefs among African American women in an urban community |
| title_short | Infertility knowledge and treatment beliefs among African American women in an urban community |
| title_sort | infertility knowledge and treatment beliefs among african american women in an urban community |
| topic | Infertility African American Women Reproduction |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40834-019-0097-x |
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