Patients' perspectives on allocation of publicly funded in vitro fertilization in Ontario: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to determine consumers' perspectives on fair allocation of publicly funded in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the recently implemented Ontario Fertility Program (OFP). The research questions were as follows: 1) What factors do those who require IVF think are important to consider when distributing funded IVF? and 2) What are the barriers to accessing publicly funded IVF?

Methods

We approached this qualitative study with a social constructivist interpretative framework with grounded theory methodology. Data were obtained via focus group. We recruited participants eligible for the OFP from a tertiary care fertility clinic. Two researchers conducted all interviews, independently reviewed the transcriptions and analyzed the data for open coding,

SUBMITTER: Assal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6559882 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature