A survey of community opinion and perceptions toward gamete donation in north central Nigeria

Ameh, Nkeiruka; Madugu, Nana Hawwa; Odeku, Thompson; Ogbe, Mary; Oyefabi, A

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“…Bhatanglikar and Sharman (2019) reported that almost all of the students (94%) see surrogacy as a positive step for infertile couples in their study on medical students in India, where gamete donation is free (Fertility and Sterility, 2007). On the other hand, Ameh et al (2020) reported that religious opinion (37.7%) is essential in a negative attitude towards the donation. Mustafa et al (2018) stated that belief (70%) is the main factor in students against surrogacy in Jordan compared to social values and education.…”

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“…Personal Information Form: It contained questions aimed at determining participants' certain sociodemographic characteristics such as age, gender, as well as multiple-choice and open-ended questions about gamete donation and surrogacy developed by the researchers based on literature review (Kostić et al, 2021;Ameh et al, 2020;Arieas,2020;Flatscher-Thöni et al, 2020;Şenol et al, 2019;Ogunbode and Obajimi, 2020 In the questionnaire, closed-ended expressions such as "I support/do not support gamete donation (sperm/oocyte), and my acquaintance who wants to be a surrogate mother" was used. Then, these choices were divided into subchoices by estimating the students' answers to these expressions in line with the literature.…”

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The Relationship Between the Views of University Students About Gamete Donation, Surrogate Motherhood and Alturism

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The Relationship Between the Views of University Students About Gamete Donation, Surrogate Motherhood and Alturism

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2022

Turkish Journal of Science and Health

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“…Some religions, including the Catholic church, have criticised the use of ARTs as unethical (Homburg et al, 2018). While the cost and availability of services continue to complicate their usage in Africa, Hörbst, (2016) notes that challenges with maintaining family bloodlines and lineage complicate their use (see Ameh et al, 2020), as already covered in this thesis.…”

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Hope and Heartache: Unpacking the invisible struggles of involuntary childlessness and Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) use in Zimbabwe and New Zealand

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The sensitive and challenging issue of infertility affects couples and individuals globally who are of childbearing age from all socioeconomic backgrounds. According to the World Health Organisation, infertility affects one in every six couples, or 48 million couples and 186 million people worldwide. Medical infertility can be classified as primary or secondary, with primary infertility referring to those who have never given birth despite having had coital contact for longer than a year without using contraception. Those who have had at least one successful pregnancy but are now unable to have more children are said to experience secondary infertility.According to reports, infertility has severe impacts on those who experience it, especially in low- income countries. This study looks at how attitudes about involuntary childlessness and use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) among involuntary childless African couples and individuals in Zimbabwe and Aotearoa New Zealand are shaped by socio-cultural context. The study explores the impact of socio-cultural attitudes and practices in relation to these individuals’ and couples’ desire for children.Structural infertility and a reproductive justice framework are used as the analytical lenses in this qualitative research, which utilises a comparative case study methodology based on phenomenology to draw on the lived experience of infertile Africans in both countries. The study juxtaposes these experiences with Zimbabwean worldviews on marriage, infertility, family formation, and childbearing to draw out the unique intricacies of each case. Through social networks and snowballing, eight infertile persons (two divorced women, one couple in the process of divorcing, four married women, one married man, and one surrogate mother) participated in semi-structured in-depth interviews in Zimbabwe alongside 16 healthcare professionals. For this part of the study, 25 participants in all were interviewed. In New Zealand, a total of eight participants were recruited: three infertile African women, three healthcare professionals, one African sperm donor and an African community leader. The cases are compared to discover similarities and differences between participants in the two countries, with the aim of understanding the shared and unique experiences of infertile Africans living at home and those from minority ethnic populations living abroad. A total of 33 participants’ voices are recorded for this thesis.The investigation provides a deeper understanding of how infertility is experienced and how reproductive technologies are perceived in both nations. The interview findings show that all the participants share the desire to have children, and that they sought out various forms of treatment, including traditional and religious faith-based interventions, as well as a preference for genetically related offspring.Although the use of donated gametes was seen as unacceptable by some participants, the New Zealand policy of open disclosure and identity-release donation was seen as a deterrent to the use of ART. Additionally, participants across both locations preferred to keep their use of ART and infertility a private and secretive matter. As such, the study highlights the need for further research into the nuances of infertility and reproductive justice across different African countries as well as among African migrants living in the global north. The research aims to inform policymakers on the best approaches to improve fertility services for African women and men in these contexts and seeks to identify areas where further interventions are needed.

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A survey of community opinion and perceptions toward gamete donation in north central Nigeria

Cited by 2 publications

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The Relationship Between the Views of University Students About Gamete Donation, Surrogate Motherhood and Alturism

The Relationship Between the Views of University Students About Gamete Donation, Surrogate Motherhood and Alturism

Hope and Heartache: Unpacking the invisible struggles of involuntary childlessness and Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) use in Zimbabwe and New Zealand

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