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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 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?

SUBMITTER: Wiltshire A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6757383 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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

Wiltshire Ashley A   Brayboy Lynae M LM   Phillips Kiwita K   Matthews Roland R   Yan Fengxia F   McCarthy-Keith Desiree D  

Contraception and reproductive medicine 20190924


<h4>Background</h4>To assess infertility knowledge and treatment beliefs among African American women in an urban community in Atlanta, Georgia.<h4>Methods</h4>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 Dec  ...[more]

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