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ArticleJMIR public health and surveillance2024

Geographic Disparities in Access to Assisted Reproductive Technology Centers in China: Spatial-Statistical Study.

Qingqing Zhou, Huatang Zeng, Liqun Wu, Kaichuan Diao, Rongxin He, Bin Zhu

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Article in JMIR public health and surveillance, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Qingqing ZhouSchool of Public Health and Emergency Management, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0009-0007-5248-3111
Huatang ZengShenzhen Health Development Research and Data Management Center, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0009-0008-2771-7382
Liqun WuShenzhen Health Development Research and Data Management Center, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0009-0007-4320-8628
Kaichuan DiaoShenzhen Health Development Research and Data Management Center, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7808-1571
Rongxin HeVanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9036-3416
Bin ZhuSchool of Public Health and Emergency Management, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0091-6356

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A study on infertility in China found that while 543 health care institutions are approved for assisted reproductive technology (ART), only 10.1% offer all ART services, with a significant skew toward the eastern regions, highlighting the accessibility challenges faced by rural and remote populations; this study recommends government measures including travel subsidies and education initiatives to improve ART access for economically disadvantaged individuals.

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Health Services AccessibilityReproductive Techniques, AssistedChinaFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansRural PopulationSpatial Analysisassisted reproductive technologyChinaspatial accessibilitytravel costtravel time

Identifiers

PMID38865169
PMCPMC11208828

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