Condition, disease, disability: how the label used to describe infertility may affect public support for fertility treatment coverage.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess public attitudes towards fertility treatment coverage and whether attitudes are influenced by infertility labels.

Methods

Cross-sectional, web survey-based experiment using a national sample of 1226 United States adults. Participants read identical descriptions about infertility, with the exception of random assignment to infertility being labeled as a "condition," "disease," or "disability." Participants then responded to questions measuring their beliefs and attitudes towards policies related to the diagnosis and treatment of infertility. We measured public support for infertility policies, public preference for infertility labels, and whether support differed by the randomly assigned label used. We also queried associations between demographic data and s

SUBMITTER: Mancuso AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8149289 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature