The association between reproductive health smartphone applications and fertility knowledge of Australian women.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Previous studies have identified that women living in developed countries have insufficient knowledge of factors which may be contributing to the increasingly high global infertility rates such as maternal age and assisted reproductive technologies. There is a large market of reproductive health smartphone applications, yet little is known about the advantages these apps may confer to users in regards to reproductive health knowledge. METHODS:An anonymous, online survey of women living in Australia aged 18 and above was open March-June 2018, until ≥200 responses were acquired for statistical power. Respondents answered questions regarding knowledge about general fertility and related factors (age, cyclic fertility, smoking, obesity, miscarriage rate, and success of assisted repr

SUBMITTER: Ford EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7057638 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature