scholarly journals Sperm donation and surrogacy from a male perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s848-s848
Author(s):  
N. Carolino ◽  
A. Galhardo ◽  
M. Moura-Ramos ◽  
M. Cunha ◽  
B. Monteiro
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equity ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Gamete Donation ◽  
Sperm Donation ◽  
Major Focus ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Information Availability ◽  
Societal Changes ◽  
Competing Interest

IntroductionSocietal changes in the last decades led to the arise of new paradigms on gender equity. Studies addressing fertility/infertility issues have been conducted mainly in women and in this research area, male partners have deserved less attention. More recently there has been a major focus on the idea that fertility/infertility aspects have to be conceptualized from a couples’ perspective.GoalsThe current study sought to explore attitudes towards gamete donation and surrogacy in a sample of young men in reproductive age.MethodsA total of 111 males with ages ranging from 18 to 40 years old and without children completed an online questionnaire addressing attitudes towards gamete donation and surrogacy.ResultsThe majority of participants (77.3%) would be willing to donate their sperm, and their main motivation for doing that would be to feel “happy to help a couple struggling to have a child”. Participants stated that the likelihood of donating would increase if they were able to attend counseling, to complete the procedure in an IVF center located in their residence area, and being provided with more information about infertility. Regarding surrogacy 82% are in favor of this procedure legalization and 49.5% would be willing to use it if they needed.ConclusionMen showed a positive attitude towards sperm donation and surrogacy, emphasizing the importance of counseling and information availability on these topics. This may suggest that they are willing to get involved when fertility issues are addressed.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

THE IMPACT OF SOCIETAL CHANGES ON INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR

Moldoscopie ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 112-118
Author(s):  
Elena Railean ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Behavior ◽  
Global Education ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Societal Changes ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Audio Video ◽  
The Impact

The social changes are the result of societal challenges and are related to profound, sustainable, and non-linear actions and their result on the environment, society, and the individual. The impact of societal changes on human and social behavior is not unequivocal, and its understanding depends on the research methodology. For this paper is applied the phenomenological description - a method that refers to the experience lived in the immediate existential from the perspective of the essence of phenomena. The research data is the result of applying an online questionnaire developed with Google Form on a sample of 158 respondents. The results obtained allow us to describe the impact of societal changes on human and social behavior through the specifics of the phenomenon of “global education”: the diversification of the forms of organization of the educational process; interactive discourse - effective teaching method; prioritization of action methods; the use of audio / video sequences in the teacher’s message; the issue of computerized evaluation; the theme of continuing education courses and the importance of the interactive portal for in-service teachers.

scholarly journals Use of digital books at academic level: Perceptions, attitudes and preferences of post-graduate students

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aras Bozkurt ◽  
Muhammet Recep Okur ◽  
Abdulkadir Karadeniz
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Research Area ◽  
State University ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
Current State ◽  
Digital Books ◽  
Digital Book ◽  
New Research

<p>Though first appeared in 1971, digital book technology has evolved especially since 2000s and it is relatively a new research area. Therefore, to better understand this phenomenon, a quantitative survey research was conducted in 2015 spring term in a state university in Turkey. The objective of the study is to explain current state of digital books within post-graduate students’ perspectives and to identify post-graduate student’s perceptions, attitudes and preferences related to digital books. In this regard, this research presents results of the survey. A total of 135 post-graduate students responded the questionnaire. The data regarding use of digital books in addition to demographics was collected through an online questionnaire and the findings were analyzed through descriptive statistics. In this sense, post-graduate students’ use of digital books, purposes to use, preferred devices, and most used features of digital books were examined. In addition to these questions, reasons not to use digital books and post-graduate students’ future attitude whether to use digital books or not were further investigated. Additionally, research directions for future implications were provided.</p>

International overview of business profiles from the perspective of Instagram users

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 11-22
Author(s):  
Renata Machova ◽  
Kamilla Santa ◽  
Patrik Basa
Keyword(s):  
Research Area ◽  
Graphical Analysis ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Small Enterprises ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Recognition Ability ◽  
Statistical Program ◽  
Marketing Tool

Since creating a business Instagram profile is accessible, an increasing number of businesses discovered a new marketing potential. In addition to large enterprises, many self-entrepreneurs and small enterprises register on the websites. They use Instagram as a marketing tool. The authors noted that many valuable publications have already been published addressing the issue. The main objective of this study is to examine the business profiles in terms of Instagram users. The theoretical background to study was prepared using the available scientific literature in social media and Instagram marketing. The central question of the empirical research is whether it is necessary to perceive business profiles in different terms if the company is operating in multiple countries. The research operated with data from three European countries: Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. The main goal was to find out how Instagram users in the surveyed countries relate to business profiles. The research questions were as follows: Do Instagram users follow business profiles? How developed is the user’s brand recognition ability? What kind of posts do they like on business profiles? Do they show a willingness to advertise products on their profile? The online questionnaire survey was conducted between February 2019 and December 2020. The obtained data were analyzed in Microsoft Excel and SPSS statistical program. The methodological tools of research were cross-tabulation analysis to analyze the research hypotheses and graphical analysis to present the research results. Answers of Instagram users were analyzed by country. The results detected differences in users’ attitudes towards the business profiles by the countries involved in the research. There are only negligible differences, which do not indicate that treating Instagram users in the studied countries different would be necessary. The research results are accessible for businesses, marketing professionals, and agencies operating in one or all countries involved in the survey or outside the research area.

Support for recognition and payment options for egg and sperm donation in New Zealand and Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja Goedeke ◽  
Daniel Shepherd ◽  
Iolanda S Rodino
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Gamete Donation ◽  
Sperm Donation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Donation Process ◽  
Donor Gamete ◽  
Dependent Samples ◽  
Industry Professionals

Abstract STUDY QUESTION To what extent do infertility clinic patients, fertility industry professionals and members of the public support different forms of payment and recognition for egg and sperm donation? SUMMARY ANSWER While participants expressed support for reimbursement of expenses for both egg and sperm donation, payment constituting explicit financial advantage was regarded less favourably although potentially necessary to address donor gamete shortages. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY In both New Zealand and Australia, commercial inducement for the supply of gametes is prohibited. This prohibition has been argued to contribute to limited availability of donor gametes with the effect of increasing waiting lists and/or the pursuit of potentially unregulated cross-border reproductive care by domestic patients requiring donor gametes. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION The study was a mixed methods study drawing on data from a questionnaire completed by 434 participants from across New Zealand and Australia between November 2018 and March 2019. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS Stakeholders involved in donor-assisted conception (past and present infertility patients, gamete recipients and donors), fertility industry professionals and members of the public were recruited following online advertisement of the study. All participants spoke English and primarily identified as Caucasian. Participants anonymously completed an online questionnaire gauging their support for a range of recognition and payment options. Dependent samples t-tests were used to probe for differences in support of recognition and payment options in relation to egg and sperm donation. Linear regression models were used to determine factors predicting support for the different options for both egg and sperm donation. Thematic analysis was used to identify main themes in free text question responses. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE Broadly, there was agreement that donors be reimbursed for medical expenses, travel time, unpaid time away from work relating to treatments and out-of-pocket expenses directly related to the gamete donation process, with greater support suggested for egg versus sperm donors. Items gauging support for non-material recognition and tokens of thanks for donations were not significantly different between egg and sperm donation programmes (P &gt; 0.05) nor rated as highly as reimbursement alternatives. Lowest ratings of support were indicated for the outright payment or reward of donors for the supply of their gametes, options that would leave donors in better financial positions. Qualitatively, themes valuing gamete donation as ideally relating to gifting were identified, although counterbalanced in opinion by concepts of fairness in reimbursing gamete donors for their costs. Where payment over and above the reimbursement of costs was supported, this was related to pragmatic considerations of limited supply of donor gametes. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION This study used a cross-sectional design and consequently causal inferences cannot be made. Additionally, participants particularly professional fertility staff, were required to self-report on politically sensitive and legal issues with the potential for social desirability response bias. Snowball sampling may have led to participation of like-minded individuals, thus limiting generalizations of findings. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS In a climate of global commercialization of reproductive medicine, limited donor gamete availability and rising incidences of cross-border reproductive care, the findings of this study can be used as a basis for further discussion between regulators and professional industry stakeholders with respect to shaping ethical policy and practice relating to donor conception. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) No external funds were sought for this work. None of the authors have any competing interests to declare. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER N/A.

Early maladaptive schema domains in the first day of menses and 15 days after the menses in healthy volunteers

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s909-s910
Author(s):  
B.Ö. Ünsalver ◽  
A. Ulu ◽  
G. Hızlı Sayar
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Regulation ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Hormonal Changes ◽  
Social Lives ◽  
Control Failure ◽  
Competing Interest

IntroductionPremenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms may affect the physical, psychological and social lives of many women of the reproductive age group. Most women report being extra-sensitive and have difficulties with emotional regulation and some patients report worsening of their psychiatric symptoms during the premenstrual period. Early maladaptive schemas (EMS) are developed early in childhood and may remain dormant until they are activated by situations relevant to the particular schema.ObjectiveWe hypothesized that some of the psychological symptoms of PMS may be related to EMS activation and that this activation is due to the hormonal changes of the menstrual cycle.AimsOur aim was to measure any changes regarding the EMS domains between the first day of menses and 15 days later.MethodsOne hundred and ten women from an architectural and engineering firm were enrolled in the study. After ruling-out psychopathology with Symptom check-list-90-R, remaining women (n = 65) filled out young schema scale short form (YSS-SF) on the first day of menses and 15 days after menses. The time of probable ovulation was defined as 15 days after the first day of menses.ResultsYSS-SF scores regarding the schemas of defectiveness, insufficient self-control, failure to achieve, vulnerability to harm or illness were significantly decreased by the 15th day of menses (P < 0.05). Abandonment, social isolation, dependency, enmeshment and self-sacrifice schema scores remained similar on the first and 15th days.ConclusionsEMS activation may contribute to the PMS symptoms, therefore schema therapy may be an option for those women suffering from PMS.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Loneliness And Mortality: a Community-based Prospective Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S449-S449
Author(s):  
J. Henriksen ◽  
P.R. Kyle ◽  
P. Bech ◽  
C. Mattisson ◽  
N. Andersson
Keyword(s):  
Survival Analysis ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Risk Of Mortality ◽  
Important Research Area ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Using Data

IntroductionLoneliness affects up to one in every third individual in the western population, and the prevalence is increasing. The literature suggests an increased mortality risk of about 26% when feeling lonely, and an association to some disorders of physical health.ObjectivesTo assess if loneliness increases the risk of mortality, and if so, if health indicators (hypertension, heart disease, tobacco use, alcoholism, diabetes, obesity, and depression) mediate the association.MethodsThe design is a community-based prospective cohort study using data from the Swedish Lundby Study. Loneliness is measured in 1997 with a singleton question during interview of a psychiatrist. The outcome is death between 1997 and 2011. Survival analysis is used to estimate the relative risk of mortality. Stratification of potential explanatory covariates examines if any of the health indicators mediate the relationship.ResultsSignificant more females, unmarried, unemployed, and childless people feel lonely. Moreover, feeling lonely correlates to being smoker or alcoholic when adjusting for age and gender. The statistical work on the survival analysis is still in progress. However, we expect to find a positive correlation between loneliness and mortality corresponding to previous studies, and perhaps to reveal some of the health indicators to cause the association.ConclusionsWith increasing prevalence, potential health consequences, and a neglected role in the society, loneliness is an important research area.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Level of Awareness and Knowledge of Folic Acid Intake among Women in the Reproductive Age in ARAR Region, Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
pp. 287-297
Author(s):  
Abdulrahman Mazki Alanazi ◽  
Abdullah Juayf Alanazi ◽  
Yasir Wadi Alanazi ◽  
Muhammad Sari Alanazi ◽  
Ghada Rezk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Folic Acid ◽  
Neural Tube ◽  
Neural Tube Defects ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Folic Acid Supplementation ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Acid Supplementation

Background: Folic acid reduces the risk of neural tube defects. As approximately 50% of pregnancies are unintended, women of reproductive age should be aware of the importance of folic acid. This study aims to assess the level of awareness and knowledge among childbearing female on the importance of preconception folic acid supplementation in preventing neural tube defects (NTDs) in Arar city. Methodology: A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Arar city, Norther Saudi Arabia on included Saudi women in reproductive age. A pre-designed online questionnaire was used for data collection. Data was entered and analyzed using statistical package for Social Sciences Program, version 20 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA). The results were displayed as counts, percentages. Appropriate statistical tests will be used for comparisons. P ≤ 0.05 is considered significant. Results: The sample consisted of 428 women in reproductive age, 60.1% aged between 30 to 40 years, 39% aged between 20 to 30 years and only 0.9% aged between 18 to 20 years old. 91.8% were married. 85% of participants reported that their doctor prescribed folic pills for them before. 95.1% think that women should take folic acid pills in pregnancy while 75.2% think that it is necessary to take folic pills pre-pregnancy. 85.3% had taken folic acid pills in previous pregnancy. 31.3% think that it should be stopped after pregnancy. 84.6% think that folate deficiency causes fetal abnormalities. Only 8.4% of studied women reported attending seminar or lecture on folic acid importance. Conclusion: The results of the current study affirmed good knowledge of folic acid supplementation usage during pregnancy among women in Arar, KSA. There was a significant association between knowledge of folic acid taking importance during pregnancy with marital status, number of children, and educational level of participants.

Sleep quality and endometriosis: A group comparison study

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-100
Author(s):  
Stacey Davie ◽  
Yasu Hamilton ◽  
Lachlan Webb ◽  
Akwasi A Amoako
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Poor Sleep ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Pain Scores ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: Endometriosis affects around 10% of women of reproductive age with symptoms of pelvic pain, dysmenorrhoea, dyspareunia, dyschezia, and infertility. Current research highlights a possible relationship between endometriosis and poor sleep quality. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between sleep quality and endometriosis. Outcomes measured included sleep quality and quality of life and pain score. Methods: Thirty women with a histological diagnosis of endometriosis and 30 control patients completed an online questionnaire that assessed sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) and quality of life (WHO-QOL-BREF). Pain scores within the endometriosis group were evaluated using a visual analogue scale. Results: Women with endometriosis had significantly poorer sleep quality (80% vs 50%, p = 0.015) and lower quality of life scores when compared to the control group. Within the endometriosis group, there were trends between poor sleep, a reduced quality of life, and higher pain scores; however, these did not reach statistical significance. Discussion: Sleep quality and quality of life were significantly reduced in women with endometriosis when compared to controls.

Women with hysterical manifestations: Menopause, gender and mental health

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s899-s900
Author(s):  
N. Bokhan ◽  
E.V. Lukiyanova
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Social Determinant ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Female Sex ◽  
Gender Influence ◽  
Competing Interest

IntroductionAging and menopause as a medico-social determinant of female gender influence on mental health. Female gender in the period of menopause is associated with the end of fertility that affects adaptation to changed conditions, decreases intellectual and physical possibilities, narrows role positions, leads to non-psychotic mental disorders (NPMD).ObjectiveTo identify influence of the age, menopause, female sex, sociodemographic parameters on hysterical symptoms in structure of NPMD.MaterialIn the borderline states department, 93 female patients with hysterical manifestations in structure of NPMD were treated.MethodsPsychopathological, clinical-dynamic, clinical-catamnestic, psychometric, psychological and statistical.ResultsIn 100%, the hysterical symptoms in the puberty leveled at reproductive age, intensified in climax: 72.04% - pre-menopause (P < 0.05), meno-, postmenopause - 13.98% each. Sociodemographic characteristics (marital status, social status, place of living, education, family composition, family relations) were not interrelated with frequency of hysterical manifestations in the structure of NPMD (P > 0.05). There were more married (68.82%) than divorced (15.05%), widowed (10.75%), single (5.38%); more working (70.97%) than pensioners (22.58%), unemployed (6.45%); more living with husband (51.61%) than with husband and children (17.21%), living alone (15.05%), with adult children (16.13%); more townswomen (80.65%) than villagers (19.35%); education more often secondary (51.61%), high (45.16%) than elementary (3.23%); disharmonic family relations more often (70.97%) than harmonic (13.98%), indifferent (15.05%).ConclusionsAge, menopause, female sex are reliably (P < 0.05) connected with intensification of hysterical symptoms in the structure of NPMD in difference from sociodemographic parameters not associated with frequency of hysterical manifestations.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Perilaku Konsumsi Sebelum dan Selama Pandemi Covid-19 di Indonesia: Studi Perbandingan

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 94
Author(s):  
Herianto Herianto ◽  
Andi Ajeng Tenri Lala ◽  
Nurpasila Nurpasila
Keyword(s):  
Research Area ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Consumption Behavior ◽  
Average Change ◽  
Quantitative Analysis Method ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis study aimed to compare consumption behavior before and during the pandemic, also to analyze the health and sharia aspects of food or products consumed. This paper is based on the population in the study with a sample of 100 people, using judgment sampling with the Slovin formula. Data were collected by distributing online questionnaire. This type of research is cross sectional study using descriptive quantitative analysis method. The results showed that the people's consumption behavior before and during the pandemic experienced changes by looking at the 13 indicators in the questionnaire with an average change of over 50 percent. This changing condition is believed to have occurred due to one of the impacts of the government's recommendation to avoid crowds by implementing the PSBB policy. Correspondingly, the change in consumption behavior during a pandemic, as found in this study, lies in the uncertainty of the country's economic situation due to the pandemic. This paper suggests the need to expand the scope of the research area and add data sources to allow understanding of the impact of a pandemic on changes in people's consumption behavior in a deep and comprehensive manner.AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk membandingkan perilaku konsumsi sebelum dan selama pandemi serta menganalisis aspek kesehatan dan kesyariahan dari makanan atau produk yang dikonsumsi.  Tulisan ini didasarkan pada populasi dalam penelitian dengan sampel 100 orang, menggunakan jenis sampel judgment sampling dengan menggunakan rumus slovin. Data dikumpulkan dengan penyebaran kuesioner secara online. Jenis penelitian cross sectional study menggunakan metode analisis kuantitatif deskriptif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perilaku konsumsi masyarakat sebelum dan selama pandemi mengalami perubahan dengan melihat dari 13 indikator yang ada dalam kuesioner dengan rata-rata perubahan mengalami peningkatan di atas 50 persen. Kondisi perubahan tersebut diyakini terjadi karena salah satu dampak adanya anjuran pemerintah untuk menghindari kerumunan dengan menerapkan kebijakan PSBB. Sejalan dengan itu, perubahan perilaku konsumsi selama pandemi, sebagaimana ditemukan pada studi ini, terletak pada ketidakpastian situasi ekonomi negara akibat pandemi. Tulisan ini menyarankan perlunya perluasan cakupan wilayah penelitian dan penambahan sumber data untuk memungkinkan dipahaminya dampak pandemi pada perubahan perilaku konsumsi masyarakat secara mendalam dan komprehensif.

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