Eğitim Düzeyi Kısırlıkta Destekleyici Tedavi Yöntemini Belirleyen ve Etkileyen Bir Faktördür

Abstract

In this study, we planned to investigate the view of infertile patients to supportive treatment methods and their use according to their education level and how they access information. We thouht that there was a lack of information on this subject in the literature and that patients used these treatment wiyhout clear information Material and Methods: It is a cross-sectional survey survey involving 300 patients of different ages, socioeconomic levels and demographics who applied to kahramanmaras sütcüimam university IVF unit. Results: Most of the participants were between the ages of 20-30 and the majority of the illiterates had no information on support treatment, but they received the most information from the doctors. We found that as the level of education increases, the level of knowledge increases, and the level of learning from doctors as well as the internet, media and communication tools increases. The use of onion juice, chaste grass, ginger, karabas grass decreased as the level of education increased, while the use of probiotics and aloe-vera increased as the level of education increased proportionally. Manipulative and body-based treatments (massage, etc.), body-mind therapy (hypnosis, relaxation, etc.) as supportive treatment methods were found to increase as the level of education increased proportionally. Conclusion: We have concluded that infertile patients feel the need to seek support treatments as well as medical treatment and when deciding which treatment to choose, the near environment, relatives are effective in those with low education levels, and the internet and mass media are more used as education levels increase