Fertility awareness and perceptions among procreant age group in Western India: An exploration with mixed methodology

Background: In India, fertility rate demonstrates a descending trend whereas there is upsurge in infertility rate. In addition, a knowledge gap concerning fertility has been identified among the current generation. Aim: To quantify the fertility awareness and in-depth exploration of perceptions abou...

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Autores principales:	Sonali Banerjee, N Mary Mathews
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Publicado:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021
Materias:	fertility awareness infertility perception regarding fertility Pharmacy and materia medica RS1-441 Analytical chemistry QD71-142
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:718edf98b87a410d9e53f5c02ad2e8802021-11-19T12:15:53ZFertility awareness and perceptions among procreant age group in Western India: An exploration with mixed methodology0975-740610.4103/jpbs.jpbs_283_21https://doaj.org/article/718edf98b87a410d9e53f5c02ad2e8802021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2021;volume=13;issue=6;spage=1551;epage=1557;aulast=Banerjeehttps://doaj.org/toc/0975-7406Background: In India, fertility rate demonstrates a descending trend whereas there is upsurge in infertility rate. In addition, a knowledge gap concerning fertility has been identified among the current generation. Aim: To quantify the fertility awareness and in-depth exploration of perceptions about fertility among procreant age group. Materials and Methods: Explanatory mixed method design with sequential data collection, nested sampling technique was assumed. Purposive sampling was incorporated to recruit 1000 participants into the prospective cohort study. Awareness was measured using fertility knowledge questionnaire, while qualitative data were collected by in-depth interview of 28 participants until data saturation. The study was intact in terms of ethical compliance. Results: Sociodemographic data revealed that the mean age of the respondents was 31.33 ± 6.4 years, 59.6% were female, 78.3% were married, 61.5% completed their university education, 76.0% were working. The mean of overall fertility awareness score was 50.2 ± 13.5. There was no statistical difference in responses of the subgroups (P > 0.05) and only educational status was significantly associated (P = 0.001*) with awareness scores. Perceptions pertinent to fertility were evidently varying amongst the general group and couples accessing fertility treatment, which subsequently was elucidated with the qualitative thematic analysis. Conclusion: Procreant age group of western India demonstrated low to average fertility awareness. Assertive recommendations were proposed for fertility awareness initiatives across both genders, irrespective of educational status.Sonali BanerjeeN Mary MathewsWolters Kluwer Medknow Publicationsarticlefertility awarenessinfertilityperception regarding fertilityPharmacy and materia medicaRS1-441Analytical chemistryQD71-142ENJournal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 6, Pp 1551-1557 (2021)
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spellingShingle	fertility awareness infertility perception regarding fertility Pharmacy and materia medica RS1-441 Analytical chemistry QD71-142 Sonali Banerjee N Mary Mathews Fertility awareness and perceptions among procreant age group in Western India: An exploration with mixed methodology
description	Background: In India, fertility rate demonstrates a descending trend whereas there is upsurge in infertility rate. In addition, a knowledge gap concerning fertility has been identified among the current generation. Aim: To quantify the fertility awareness and in-depth exploration of perceptions about fertility among procreant age group. Materials and Methods: Explanatory mixed method design with sequential data collection, nested sampling technique was assumed. Purposive sampling was incorporated to recruit 1000 participants into the prospective cohort study. Awareness was measured using fertility knowledge questionnaire, while qualitative data were collected by in-depth interview of 28 participants until data saturation. The study was intact in terms of ethical compliance. Results: Sociodemographic data revealed that the mean age of the respondents was 31.33 ± 6.4 years, 59.6% were female, 78.3% were married, 61.5% completed their university education, 76.0% were working. The mean of overall fertility awareness score was 50.2 ± 13.5. There was no statistical difference in responses of the subgroups (P > 0.05) and only educational status was significantly associated (P = 0.001*) with awareness scores. Perceptions pertinent to fertility were evidently varying amongst the general group and couples accessing fertility treatment, which subsequently was elucidated with the qualitative thematic analysis. Conclusion: Procreant age group of western India demonstrated low to average fertility awareness. Assertive recommendations were proposed for fertility awareness initiatives across both genders, irrespective of educational status.
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title	Fertility awareness and perceptions among procreant age group in Western India: An exploration with mixed methodology
title_short	Fertility awareness and perceptions among procreant age group in Western India: An exploration with mixed methodology
title_full	Fertility awareness and perceptions among procreant age group in Western India: An exploration with mixed methodology
title_fullStr	Fertility awareness and perceptions among procreant age group in Western India: An exploration with mixed methodology
title_full_unstemmed	Fertility awareness and perceptions among procreant age group in Western India: An exploration with mixed methodology
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Fertility awareness and perceptions among procreant age group in Western India: An exploration with mixed methodology

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