Patient-centred infertility care among Arab women experiencing infertility: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The current study aims to define patient-centred infertility care (PCIC) from the perspective of Arab women with infertility.

Design

Semistructured in-depth telephone interviews.

Setting

Hospitals providing infertility care, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Participants

Arab women who received infertility treatment during the 6 months preceding the interview at any hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Interviews were conducted with Arab women experiencing infertility from January 2017 to December 2018. A purposive sample of 14 women were included in the final analysis with maximum variation.

Results

Participants highlighted nine important PCIC dimensions. Of these, four were agreed on by all participants: accessibility, minimising cost, information and educa

SUBMITTER: Webair HH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8215246 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature