Childbearing, the desire to have children, and awareness about the impact of age on female fertility among Finnish university students

Virtala, Aira; Vilska, Sirpa; Huttunen, Teppo; Kunttu, Kristina

doi:10.3109/13625187.2011.553295

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“…Our results are consistent with previous studies exploring fertility knowledge in young people 1,4,26,27 . The effectiveness of our intervention regarding knowledge on age-related fertility decline was also verified in previous intervention studies consisting in written information 7,8 , or a combination of oral and written information 9 .…”

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Effectiveness of a video intervention on fertility knowledge among university students: a randomised pre-test/post-test study

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Pedro

Martins

2017

The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health

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Objectives: Recent evidence showed that young adults have low reproductive health and fertility knowledge, and that interventions are needed to increase fertility awareness. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a brief video in increasing knowledge regarding fertility and infertility in young adults. Methods:A two-arm, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial with a pretest-posttest design was conducted (NCT02607761, ClinicalTrials.gov). The sample was composed of 173 undergraduates answering to a self-report questionnaire. Participants were randomly assigned to be exposed or not to an educational video about reproductive health and infertility (intervention group, n = 89; control group, n = 84).Results: At baseline (T0), participants revealed low knowledge on risk factors and fertility issues, and average knowledge on the definition of infertility. Interaction effects between group and time were found for all variables targeted within the presented video. Participants in the IG significantly increased knowledge on fertility issues, infertility risk factors, and infertility definition. No significant differences in the post-test (T1) were observed in the CG, except for the age of marked decrease in female fertility. Conclusions:A short video intervention is effective in provisionally increasing knowledge on reproductive health and infertility. If future research using longer intervals corroborates our findings, this intervention could be a useful tool in public health prevention campaigns.

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Effectiveness of a video intervention on fertility knowledge among university students: a randomised pre-test/post-test study

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Pedro

Martins

2017

The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health

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“…Previous studies reported knowledge gaps concerning fertility awareness, parenting attitudes, and specific factors influencing fertility in students in Europe [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17], Asia [18][19][20], Africa [21], Australia [22,23], Canada [24,25], and the USA [26,27]. These studies have investigated the knowledge of young people or students, but little is known about the attitude of students towards ART and oocyte freezing as well as the differences in knowledge about fertility in special groups, e.g., medical and non-medical students and between sexes.…”

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Awareness, knowledge, and perceptions of infertility, fertility assessment, and assisted reproductive technologies in the era of oocyte freezing among female and male university students

Meissner

Schippert

Versen‐Höynck

2016

J Assist Reprod Genet

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Purpose The aims of our study were to analyze university student's knowledge and attitude towards parenthood, female fertility, fertility assessment, and oocyte freezing and to explore associations between these aspects and the participant's sex or degree program they were registered for. Methods The study was designed as an online-based crosssectional survey. A total of 1144 participants answered 27 questions. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Linear regression models were employed to explore associations between sex or university program and attitude towards parenthood, fertility assessment, and oocyte freezing. Results Female students and students of non-medical degree programs were more likely to plan to have children earlier than male students or students of medical degree programs. Female sex or medical degree program was associated with an overall better knowledge about women's fertility. The better the participant's knowledge about fertility, the more likely the students would consider assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatments as an option to become pregnant when ovarian reserve is low. The majority of students knew the principal of oocyte freezing but would not consider using it. However, in the case of a low ovarian reserve, oocyte freezing would be accepted as an option. Conclusions Students planned to have children at an age when women's fertility is already declining. Gaps in knowledge about female fertility and the potential of ART were more pronounced in male students and students of non-medical degree programs suggesting an increase of fertility awareness is necessary in these groups to prevent them from infertility and unwanted childlessness.

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“…Almost equal proportions of the medical students thought that both husband and wife (11,8.7%) on one hand and neither (10,7.9%) on the other hand, were commonly blamed for infertility.…”

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“…Some of the studies carried out in the past have focused on the women seeking fertility treatment and nursing personnel. Studies in South-East Nigeria found that 95.1% of 122 nurses surveyed [6] and only 37.6% of women respondents attending gynecological fertility clinic were aware of in-vitro fertilization [7].…”

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Awareness, Knowledge and Perception of In-Vitro Fertilization among Final-Year Medical Students in South-West Nigeria

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Ajayi²,

Biobaku³

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Background: In-vitro fertilization is a component of Assisted Reproductive Technique.Objective: To evaluate awareness, knowledge and perception of final year medical students in In-vitro fertilization.Method: A semi-structured questionnaire was served to 126 participants in September 2015.Result: Mean [±SD] age of the 69 males (27.1 [4.2]) in the study was significantly difference (t=3.15; P-value=0.001) from that of the 57 females (25.1 [2.9]). In all, approximately 35%were sexually active 6 months prior to the survey, including 28% and 3% with one and with ≥4 heterogenous sexual partners respectively while almost 37% had never had sex. Three (5.3%) females and 2 (2.9%) males had their first heterosexual intercourse at age ≤15. Almost 63% of them heard of IVF during lectures. About 90% knew that IVF involves bringing egg and sperm together outside the body and putting fertilized egg back into the womb. While 84% regarded IVF babies as normal, 72% thought that it is too expensive, though 70% would opt for IVF in case of infertility. In all, 82% agreed that the wife is commonly blamed for infertility. Conclusion:Major source of information on IVF was during medical lectures. Most of the respondents knew of basic IVF procedure. Assisted Reproductive Technology should be stressed more in medical curriculum.

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Childbearing, the desire to have children, and awareness about the impact of age on female fertility among Finnish university students

Cited by 123 publications

References 21 publications

Effectiveness of a video intervention on fertility knowledge among university students: a randomised pre-test/post-test study

Effectiveness of a video intervention on fertility knowledge among university students: a randomised pre-test/post-test study

Awareness, knowledge, and perceptions of infertility, fertility assessment, and assisted reproductive technologies in the era of oocyte freezing among female and male university students

Awareness, Knowledge and Perception of In-Vitro Fertilization among Final-Year Medical Students in South-West Nigeria

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