The utilization of infertility services by infertile couples in Iranian infertility Clinics in 2012-2014

Autor: Batool Hossein Rashidi, Hossein Malek Afzali, Fedyeh Haghollahi, Mehrandokht Abedini, Mohammad Eslami
Jazyk: perština
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, Vol 20, Iss 2, Pp 1-12 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1680-2993
2008-2363
DOI: 10.22038/ijogi.2017.8709
Popis: Introduction: Due to the high prevalence of infertility and its impact on public health, it is needed to seriously plan for its issues. Therefore this study was performed was performed with aim to investigate the utilization of infertility services by infertile couples referred to the public and private infertility centers. Methods: This descriptive and analytic study was performed on 682 couples referred to the public and private infertility centers in 2012-2014. The subjects from 15 infertility centers of 9 provinces were selected through non-probability sampling method and were studied. Data collection tools were the researcher-made questionnaires to determine the utilization of infertility services by infertile couples and economic-social problems in the use of diagnostic or theraputic procedures. Data analysis was performed by SPSS software (version 21) and Chi-square and t-tests. P
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