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. 2012 Aug 16;2012:853503. doi: 10.5402/2012/853503

Table 4.

Participant responses to questions related to perception of and knowledge of ART.

Perception of ART Total (n = 500)
Open to medical techniques
 Strongly agree/agree 285 (59%)
 Neither 68 (14%)
 Strongly disagree/disagree 133 (27%)
Can go to sperm bank
 Strongly agree/agree 192 (39%)
 Neither 148 (30%)
 Strongly disagree/disagree 153 (31%)
Have tried to access sperm from a sperm bank 8 (2%)

Knowledge of ART Total (n = 500)

Important sources of information regarding ART:
 A friend 73 (15%)
 A family member 56 (12%)
 A physician 357 (74%)
 Other health care professionals 232 (48%)
 Nobody 48 (10%)
Resources needed to help with decision to become pregnant:
 Information booklets and publications on  becoming pregnant 213 (50%)
 To talk to a health professional with fertility  expertise 254 (59%)
 To talk someone with fertility expertise  from my community 113 (26%)
 Access to a fertility clinic 155 (36%)
 An obstetrician/gynecologist 213 (50%)
 A trained midwife 72 (17%)
 Access to sperm banks 84 (20%)
 Educational seminars on pregnancy 138 (32%)
 Educational seminars on taking care of a  baby 100 (23%)
 Educational seminars on raising a child 102 (24%)