Awareness of fertility preservation among Chinese medical students
| Autor: | J K H Ip, A Y W Chan, Jacqueline Pui Wah Chung, D R Mak, E Y L Ng |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Adult
Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Medical curriculum Students Medical Attitude of Health Personnel media_common.quotation_subject education Fertility Young Adult Asian People Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Medicine Fertility preservation media_common Government business.industry Female infertility Fertility Preservation Electronic media medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Male fertility Family medicine Hong Kong Female business Facilities and Services Utilization Career development |
| Zdroj: | Hong Kong Medical Journal. |
| DOI: | 10.12809/hkmj208390 |
| Popis: | Introduction The fertility preservation (FP) services offered in Hong Kong are underutilised. There have been no previous studies on Chinese medical students to investigate the underlying reasons for this underutilisation in terms of awareness, knowledge, and attitudes towards FP and age-related fertility. Methods This was a cross-sectional survey among Chinese medical students in Hong Kong. Results The majority of participants (77.8%) were not familiar with any clinics or specialists who provide FP services. The vast majority (88.1%) underestimated female infertility at age 45 years, and 89.8% overestimated the age of male fertility decline. The students' FP knowledge was mainly acquired from electronic media (58.4%) and medical school (57.6%). Medical students showed overwhelming support towards FP for medical reasons (97.9%) but had mixed responses about FP for elective reasons related to career development in women (58.8%). Of the participants, 80.2% agreed that the government should subsidise FP services for patients with medical reasons. Conclusion This study highlights the limited awareness and knowledge of FP among Chinese medical students. There is a strong worldwide need to increase education about and exposure to FP in the medical curriculum and improve medical students' knowledge. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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