The impact of knowledge to optimize attitude and behaviour about infertility: Perspectives from students in Morocco

Abstract

The aim of this study is to explore knowledge, attitude and behaviour about infertility among young people, to prevent risk factors which should threaten fertility of young people.455 non-medical and medical students participated to this study, by a simple random sampling method. Knowledge state of non-medical group about infertility management was lower than medical group. Participants of non-medical group (p = 0,041) had low knowledge about definition and causes than participants of medical group. 11,5% of female and 10,9% of male of non-medical group opted for Traditional-healer as first solution if treatment fails, none of medical group suggested this option. The first advice of respondents of non-medical was polygamy, adoption and divorce (P= 0,001). Respondents of medical (p= 0,038) had proposed to try fertility treatments more than once time if treatment fails. Government should increase efforts to improve knowledge about infertility for all scholar programs. (Afr J Reprod Health 2024; 28[ 8]: 22-29).