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ArticleClinical and experimental reproductive medicine2018

Knowledge regarding factors that influence fertility in Thai reproductive-age population living in urban area: A cross-sectional study.

Sarapan Na Nakhon, Pawan Limvorapitux, Patsama Vichinsartvichai

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Article in Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sarapan Na NakhonInfertility Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Pawan LimvorapituxInfertility Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Patsama VichinsartvichaiInfertility Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Navamindradhiraj University · THVajira Hospital · TH

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Abstract

objectiveTo survey knowledge about the factors that influence fertility in a reproductive-age population living in an urban area.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted using a questionnaire-based survey among both males and females aged 18-45 years living in the Bangkok metropolitan area.

resultsThe mean age of the participants was 26.8±7.2 years (male, 41.9%; female, 58.1%). Of the participants, 53.1% had an undergraduate degree and 57.1% were single. Only one-fifth of the participants correctly identified the age when fecundity declines in male and female, the definition of infertility, and the period during the menstrual cycle with the highest chance of pregnancy. Approximately three-fourths of the participants correctly identified that cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and sexually transmitted infections affect fertility.

conclusionA considerable knowledge gap about the factors that influence fertility was identified in reproductive-age individuals in an urban area of Thailand. This issue should be urgently addressed by promoting fertility awareness through education, discussions about social perceptions regarding fertility, and reliable sources of knowledge.

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Age factorsFertilityInfertilityReproduction

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