作者
Adeniyi Abiodun Adewunmi, Elizabeth Arichi Etti, Adetokunbo Olufela Tayo, Kabiru Afolarin Rabiu, Raheem Akinwunmi Akindele, Tawakwalit Abimbola Ottun, Fatimat Motunrayo Akinlusi
发表日期
2012/7/31
期刊
International journal of women's health
页码范围
365-372
出版商
Taylor & Francis
简介
Background
Adoption as a treatment option for infertility amongst those that cannot access and/or afford assisted reproduction is not well accepted in developing countries. This study sets out to determine the willingness of infertile women in developing countries to adopt a child and factors that influence women’s attitude to adoption.
Methods
We conducted a questionnaire survey of consecutive infertile patients who attended the gynecological clinic of a regional teaching hospital over a 2-month period. Information on demographics, fertility history, and attitude to adoption was obtained, and the data were analyzed using SPSS version 16.0. Tests of statistical significance were used where appropriate at the 95% confidence level.
Results
The majority of respondents were aware of child adoption, and the most common source of information was friends (47.8%), followed by the media (39.7%); 42.6% of respondents were …
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