Table 3.
Barriers to FP for C-A patients in Asian countries.
| Australia | China | Hong Kong | India | Indonesia | Japan | Korea | Philippines | Taiwan | Thailand | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1* | 1 | ||||
| b | 2 | 4 | 1* | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1* | 2 | ||
| c | 4 | ||||||||||
| d | 3 | ||||||||||
| e | 1* | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| f | 2 | 1* | 4 | 1* | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| g | 3 | 1* | 2 | 1* | 4 | 3 | |||||
| h | 4 | ||||||||||
| i | |||||||||||
| j | 1 | 3 | 1* | ||||||||
| k | 1* | ||||||||||
| l | |||||||||||
| m | |||||||||||
| Other | 3 |
Low recognition in society.
Low recognition among medical staff.
Medical technology is behind.
Family doctor does not agree with fertility preservation.
There is technology, but we do not know how to provide it.
Information is insufficient.
There is a problem with the cooperative system with the pediatric department.
Even the prevalence of fertility preservation for adults is still low.
Prohibited/limited by law or academic society.
Economically impossible.
It is not necessary because the adoption system is popular.
Regional disparity of medical technology is large.
Religious reason.
Other: Evidence for pediatrics is still limited (Australia).
The participants did not specify the priority order.
Numbers are defined in order of critical factors as “Barrier.” According to this multiple response question, “Low recognition in society and medical staff” is a major issue. Cooperative system with pediatrics department is also a big issue. Most countries have issues related to system barriers rather than technology.