BACKGROUND Worldwide more than 70 million couples suffer from infertility, the majority
being residents of developing countries. Negative consequences of childlessness are …

Background: It is the responsibility of health systems to provide quality health care and to
protect consumers against impoverishing health costs. In the case of infertility in developing …

BACKGROUND: In Africa, infertility traditionally has been viewed as a female problem. This
study explores reproductive health knowledge, health‐seeking behaviour and experiences …

BACKGROUND: Infertility in Africa is commonly associated with negative psycho-social
consequences. To date, most studies from African countries addressing these …

STUDY QUESTION How often does out-of-pocket payment (OPP) for assisted reproduction
techniques (ART) with conventional ovarian stimulation result in catastrophic expenditure for …

Childlessness has major psychological and social implications for affected persons,
especially in settings where fertility is highly valued. While a number of studies have …

It is often presumed that infertility is not a problem in resource-poor areas where fertility rates
are high. This is challenged by consistent evidence that the consequences of childlessness …

The problems and risks of unprotected sex, unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted
infections are inextricably linked. In this context, the critical yet overlooked problem of …

This objective of this paper is to explore the public sector's role in infertility management in
India. It focuses on services available in the public sector, problems faced by and critiques of …

Infertility has recently been construed to be a serious problem in sub-Saharan Africa. This
problem seems to be viewed as of low priority with reference to the effective and efficient …