Awareness and acceptability of assisted reproductive technology among non-medical tertiary students in a low-resource setting
The majority of tertiary students in Ghana are aware of ART for infertility treatment however, many are hesitant toward donor-gamete treatment protocols. Fear of complications and related costs pose major barriers to considering ART among the respondents. Participants unanimously suggested government subsidies and the inclusion of ART under the national health insurance coverage package.
Authors
- Alim Swarray‐Deen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9686-1187)
- Promise Emmanuel Sefogah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3575-2838)
- Kareem Mumuni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0544-9435)
- Abigail Charity Johnson-Ekeleba
Institutions
- University of Ghana (GH)
- Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
- Published
- 2024-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12958-024-01292-w
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.15
Funders
- University of Ghana