PERCEPTION, ATTITUDE AND AWARENESS ABOUT ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY(ART) AMONG ADULT WOMEN AND MEN IN INDIA

Aisha Taybah Sheikh, Sejal Gupta and Dr. Srabani Bhattacharya*

ABSTRACT

It is a Cross-Sectional Study. Total number of adult respondents were 100. Both male and female were 50%. Among them 74% 18-25 yrs, 5% 26-35 yrs, 13% 36-45 yrs, 4% 46-50 yrs, 2% were 51-55 yrs of age. 4% were rural residents, 14% semi-urban residents and 82% urban residents. Regarding their education 27% were 12th Standard Pass, 52% Undergraduate, 9% Graduate, 12% Post-Graduate. Among them 26% of their relatives/close friends opted for Assisted Reproductive Technology(ART). 22% of the respondents believe that infertility is a disease. Among the participants 20% believe that infertility is largely gender influenced. 31% of them knew the cost of In-vitro Fertilization (IVF). Among the respondents 11% were aware about ART.

Keywords: ART, Awareness, Infertility.