ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Public Health
Sec. Public Health Education and Promotion
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1614206
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices toward Assisted Reproductive Technology and Painless Egg Retrieval among Infertile Women in the Northwest Region of China
Provisionally accepted
- Department of Anesthesiology, Northwost Women's and Children's Hospital, xian, China
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Background: With the increasing use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) as a solution for infertility, understanding patient knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) is essential. This study aimed to assess the KAP of infertile women in Northwest China regarding ART and painless egg retrieval. Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled infertile female population in the Northwest Region of China from April to September. Results: A total of 403 participants were included, with scores of 12.16±5.63 (range: 0-20) for knowledge, 34.30±4.38 (range: 10-50) for attitudes, and 25.28±4.89 (range: 7-35) for practices. Spearman correlation analysis demonstrated the positive correlations between KAP (r=0.246-0.589, P<0.001). Structural equation modeling (SEM) showed that knowledge and attitudes are key predictors of practices. Notably, knowledge not only directly influenced practice (β=0.33, P<0.001) but also had an indirect effect through its positive impact on attitudes (β=0.02, P=0.007). Conclusion: Infertile women in Northwest China have moderate KAP scores. To improve their adoption of ART, interventions should focus on enhancing their knowledge and improving their attitudes. Tailored support systems, including improved doctor-patient communication and peer support, are particularly vital for women with lower education and less experience with ART.
Keywords: Infertility, Assisted Reproductive Technology, Painless Egg Retrieval, knowledge, attitudes, Practice
Received: 18 Apr 2025; Accepted: 01 Sep 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Zhang, Wang, Li, Wang and Geng. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Juan Geng, Department of Anesthesiology, Northwost Women's and Children's Hospital, xian, China
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