Reproductive knowledge and patient education needs among Indonesian women infertility patients attending three fertility clinics

PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

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Bennett, Linda Rae¹  Wiweko, Budi²  Bell, Lauren¹  Shafira, Nadia²  Pangestu, Mulyoto³  Adayana, I. B. Putra⁴  Hinting, Aucky⁵  Armstrong, Gregory¹ 

[1] Univ Melbourne, Nossal Inst Global Hlth, Melbourne, Vic 3010, Australia

[2] Univ Indonesia, Dept Obstet & Gynaecol, Sch Med, Jakarta, Indonesia

[3] Monash Univ, Dept Obstet & Gynaecol, Melbourne, Vic 3004, Australia

[4] Udayana Univ, Dept Obstet & Gynaecol, Sch Med, Denpasar, Indonesia

[5] Airlangga Univ, Dept Obstet & Gynaecol, Sch Med, Surabaya, Indonesia

关键词: Infertility;    Indonesia;    Patient education;    Patient knowledge;    Information sources;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.pec.2014.11.016

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Objective: This study investigated the reproductive knowledge and patient education needs of 212 female Indonesian infertility patients. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from July to September 2011 by married women, 18 to 45 years old, seeking infertility care from clinics in Jakarta, Surabaya and Denpasar. Participants were literate, the sample was highly educated, predominantly urban and primarily middle class or elite. Results: Infertility consultants were cited as the most useful source of information by 65% of respondents, 94% understood that infertility results from male and female factors, 84% could distinguish between infertility and sterility, and 70% could identify their fertility window. However, demand for further knowledge of reproduction and infertility was expressed by 87%. Patients' knowledge of the causes and treatment of infertility was extremely poor. Two key causes of infertility, advanced age and untreated sexually transmissible infections, were not named. Only 19% of patients had received written information. Conclusion: The study revealed the need for expanded infertility patient education among women patients accessing fertility care in Indonesian clinics. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.

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