title: Reproductive knowledge and patient education needs among Indonesian women infertility patients attending three fertility clinics.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study investigated the reproductive knowledge and patient education needs of 212 female Indonesian infertility patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional survey was conducted from July to September 2011 by married women, 18 to 45 years old, seeking infertility care from clinics in Jakarta, Surabaya and Denpasar. Participants were literate, the sample was highly educated, predominantly urban and primarily middle class or elite.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Infertility consultants were cited as the most useful source of information by 65% of respondents, 94% understood that infertility results from male and female factors, 84% could distinguish between infertility and sterility, and 70% could identify their fertility window. However, demand for further knowledge of reproduction and infertility was expressed by 87%. Patients' knowledge of the causes and treatment of infertility was extremely poor. Two key causes of infertility, advanced age and untreated sexually transmissible infections, were not named. Only 19% of patients had received written information.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study revealed the need for expanded infertility patient education among women patients accessing fertility care in Indonesian clinics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Opportunities for education should be maximized within infertility consultations. A standardized infertility patient education curriculum should be developed, incorporating patients' priorities, as well as gaps in existing knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: lbennett@unimelb.edu.au.
authors.forename: Linda Rae
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, The University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia. Electronic address: wiwekobudi@yahoo.co.id.
authors.forename: Budi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wiweko
authors.affiliation: Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: Stewart3000@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, The University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia. Electronic address: nadia_shafira@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shafira
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: Mulyoto.pangestu@monash.edu.au.
authors.forename: Mulyoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pangestu
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia. Electronic address: bipa_obgin@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: I B Putra
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Adayana
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia. Electronic address: auckey@rad.net.id.
authors.forename: Aucky
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hinting
authors.affiliation: Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: g.armstrong@unimelb.edu.au.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Armstrong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D007247:Infertility, Female; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D034121:Reproductive Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: Indonesia; Infertility; Information sources; Patient education; Patient knowledge