Assessing the Impact of Multimedia Education on Infertility Awareness and Attitudes Among Couples: A Pre-Experimental Study in Vadodara

Authors

  • Shital Pate
  • Anita Prakasam
  • Vruti Patel
  • Deep Patel
  • Dhruta Patel

Keywords:

Infertility, Multimedia Educational Package, Knowledge, Attitude, Pre-experimental Study, Couples, Vadodara

Abstract

  • Deshpande, P. S., & Gupta, A. S. (2019). Causes and prevalence of factors causing infertility in a public health facility. Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences, 12(4), 287–293. https://doi.org/10.4103/jhrs.JHRS_120_18
  • Ganguly, S., & Unisa, S. (2010). Trends of infertility and childlessness in India: Findings from NFHS data. Facts, Views & Vision in ObGyn, 2(2), 131–138.
  • Mayer, R. E. (2009). Multimedia learning (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  • World Health Organization. (2020). Infertility. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/infertility
  • Zegers-Hochschild, F., et al. (2017). The International Glossary on Infertility and Fertility Care, 2017. Human Reproduction, 32(9), 1786–1801. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dex234
  • Authoritative source for definitions and terminologies in fertility care.
  • Patel, T., & Shah, V. (2020). Knowledge and attitude regarding infertility among married women in selected rural area of Vadodara. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 11(1), 120–124.
  • Directly relevant to your study location; supports knowledge gap data from rural Gujarat.
  • Amoako, J. Y., & Osei, A. (2021). Multimedia health education and behavior change: A review of the literature. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 59(2), 55–66. https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2020.1809257
  • Recent literature review supporting multimedia-based health education interventions.
  • Bunting, L., & Boivin, J. (2010). Development and preliminary validation of the fertility status awareness tool: FertiSTAT. Human Reproduction, 25(7), 1722–1733. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deq057
  • Highlights importance of fertility awareness tools and education.
  • Ali, S., Sophie, R., Imam, A. M., et al. (2011). Knowledge, perceptions and myths regarding infertility among selected adult population in Pakistan: A cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 11, 760. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-760

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References

Deshpande, P. S., & Gupta, A. S. (2019). Causes and prevalence of factors causing infertility in a public health facility. Journal of Human Reproductive Sciences, 12(4), 287–293. https://doi.org/10.4103/jhrs.JHRS_120_18

Ganguly, S., & Unisa, S. (2010). Trends of infertility and childlessness in India: Findings from NFHS data. Facts, Views & Vision in ObGyn, 2(2), 131–138.

Mayer, R. E. (2009). Multimedia learning (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.

World Health Organization. (2020). Infertility. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/infertility

Zegers-Hochschild, F., et al. (2017). The International Glossary on Infertility and Fertility Care, 2017. Human Reproduction, 32(9), 1786–1801. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dex234

Authoritative source for definitions and terminologies in fertility care.

Patel, T., & Shah, V. (2020). Knowledge and attitude regarding infertility among married women in selected rural area of Vadodara. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 11(1), 120–124.

Directly relevant to your study location; supports knowledge gap data from rural Gujarat.

Amoako, J. Y., & Osei, A. (2021). Multimedia health education and behavior change: A review of the literature. International Journal of Health Promotion and Education, 59(2), 55–66. https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2020.1809257

Recent literature review supporting multimedia-based health education interventions.

Bunting, L., & Boivin, J. (2010). Development and preliminary validation of the fertility status awareness tool: FertiSTAT. Human Reproduction, 25(7), 1722–1733. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deq057

Highlights importance of fertility awareness tools and education.

Ali, S., Sophie, R., Imam, A. M., et al. (2011). Knowledge, perceptions and myths regarding infertility among selected adult population in Pakistan: A cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 11, 760. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-760

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2025-04-22

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Pate S, Prakasam A, Patel V, Patel D, Patel D. Assessing the Impact of Multimedia Education on Infertility Awareness and Attitudes Among Couples: A Pre-Experimental Study in Vadodara. J Neonatal Surg [Internet]. 2025Apr.22 [cited 2025Oct.10];14(16S):385-91. Available from: https://www.jneonatalsurg.com/index.php/jns/article/view/4289

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Vol. 14 No. 16S (2025): Journal of Neonatal Surgery

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