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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">global-journal-of-medical-research</journal-id>
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<journal-title>Global Journal of Medical Research</journal-title>
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<issn publication-format="print">0975-5888</issn>
<issn publication-format="electronic">2249-4618</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Global Journals Publishing Group Incorporated</publisher-name></publisher>
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<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">83309</article-id>
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<article-title>Self-Declared Infertility and Demand for Treatment: Findings from the National Demographic and Health Survey (PNDS) 2006</article-title>
<subtitle>Public Health and Infertility Challenges in Brazil</subtitle>
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<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Garcia</surname><given-names>Sandra</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1" />
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<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Koyama</surname><given-names>Mitti</given-names></name></contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Vieira</surname><given-names>Joice Melo</given-names></name></contrib>
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<aff id="aff1">BRAZIL</aff>
<pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2024-09-14">
<day>14</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2024</year>
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<volume>24</volume>
<issue>E1</issue>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<lpage>9</lpage>
<abstract><p>Abstract not found</p></abstract>
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<kwd>infertility</kwd>
<kwd>reproductive intention</kwd>
<kwd>search and access for infertility treatment</kwd>
<kwd>reproductive rights</kwd>
<kwd>brazil.</kwd>
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<p>Objectives: This article aims to identify and characterize women of reproductive age who declare themselves infertile or having difficulty conceiving and wish to have children, their demand for infertility treatments in public and private services, and their outcomes. Methods: This study is based on the data on infertility available from PNDS 2006, a national household survey designed using complex probabilistic sampling with approximately 15.000 women of reproductive age representing the five Brazilian macro-regions. Chi-square tests were adjusted to identify associations between infertility, treatment-seeking, and sociodemographic variables. We calculate Cramerâ€™s V to measure the strength of the association between infertility and each sociodemographic variable of interest.</p>
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