| Autor: |
Bria Carrithers, Maidah Raja, Alison Gemmill, Kamaria C. Cayton Vaught, Mindy S. Christianson, Sophie Lanzkron, Lydia H. Pecker |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Global Women's Health, Vol 4 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2673-5059 |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fgwh.2023.1191064 |
| Popis: |
IntroductionThis study assessed fertility knowledge in adults with sickle cell disease using the Cardiff Fertility Knowledge Scale and Fertility Treatment Perception Survey and compared knowledge scores in respondents with sickle cell disease to previously reported unaffected cohorts.MethodsThis cross-sectional study surveyed adults over age 18 with sickle cell disease at an adult sickle cell disease center using a 35-question survey addressing infertility risk factor knowledge and perceptions of fertility treatment. Analyses included summary statistics for continuous and categorical variables, univariate linear regression, and Mann-Whitney U tests for group comparisons of Fertility Knowledge Scale scores. Fertility Treatment Perception Survey scores were measured by medians of the two positive statements and four negative statements to generate separate positive and negative treatment belief scores. Statistical significance was set at p |
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