Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude Towards Assisted Reproductive Technology Among Women Attending Infertility Clinic, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2025-06-12
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Background: Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are effective fertility treatments
involving eggs or embryos outside of a body. Despite their growing use and success, many
women still lack adequate understanding of the treatment. Assessment of knowledge and
attitude is significant in clearing the misconceptions and myths about assisted reproductive
technology.
Objective: The main of object of the study is to assess knowledge and attitude towards
assisted reproductive technology among women attending infertility clinic, Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, 2025.
Methods: An institutional cross-sectional study design was conducted among 408 infertile
women attending an infertility clinic, selected using simple random sampling from
February 30- April 30, 2025.A sampling frame was prepared using a daily list of eligible
women. Data was collected through structured interviewer-administered questionnaire
using the kobo Toolbox. The collected data were exported to an Excel spreadsheet and
subsequently imported into SPSS version 25 for analysis. Variables with a p-value of <
0.25 in bivariate were a candidates for multivariate and those variables with a p-value of
<0.05 in multivariate logistic regression were considered as a statistically significant
factors for knowledge and attitude of ART.
Result: A total of 408 study participants with a response rate of 96.6% were included in
this study. Among the participants 65.4% have inadequate knowledge and 62.3% of them
exhibit unfavorable attitude. Participants younger than 34 years, less than 5 years duration
of infertility, paternal educational level of college and above and favorable attitudes were
positively associated with better knowledge of ART. In turn those with adequate
knowledge and prior awareness about ART were significantly more likely to have
favorable attitude towards ART.
Conclusion: A significant proportion of women attending infertility clinic had limited
knowledge and unfavorable attitude towards ART. These findings highlight that the need
for context-specific educational interventions and community involvement techniques to
promote greater knowledge and acceptance of ART.
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Infertility, ART, IVF, Knowledge, Attitude, Infertile women.