Comparing Rates of a First Visit for Infertility Services by Parity Status

IF 0.4 Q4 DEMOGRAPHY Population Review Pub Date : 2015-01-14 DOI:10.1353/prv.2015.a582900
N. Weller
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Is there a significant difference in the rates of a first visit for infertility services between nulliparous women and parous women? Applying statistical models common to fertility studies, this research uses discrete-time event history models to estimate the hazard of a first visit for infertility treatment across two groups of women based on their parity status. Parity status for this study is dichotomized into nulliparous women and parous women. Using retrospective data from the National Survey of Family Growth about the month and year of the first visit for infertility treatment as well as pregnancy histories from female respondents, results indicate that nulliparous women are 38% more likely to have a first visit for infertility compared to parous women. The higher rates of nulliparous women who seek infertility treatment compared to parous women are incongruent with self-reported fertility expectations among women to have at least two children. This study provides insight into why parity status influences the rates of seeking infertility assistance in spite of fertility expectations.
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比较不孕症服务按胎次状况的首次访问率
未生育妇女和已生育妇女首次就诊不孕症服务的比率有显著差异吗?应用生育研究中常见的统计模型,本研究使用离散时间事件历史模型来估计两组妇女首次就诊不孕症治疗的风险。本研究将产次状况分为未产妇女和有产妇女。使用来自全国家庭增长调查的关于首次就诊不孕症治疗的月份和年份的回顾性数据以及女性受访者的妊娠史,结果表明,未生育妇女与已生育妇女相比,首次就诊不孕症的可能性要高38%。未生育妇女寻求不孕治疗的比率高于已生育妇女,这与妇女自我报告的至少生育两个孩子的生育期望不一致。这项研究提供了洞察为什么胎次状况影响寻求不孕症援助的比率,尽管生育预期。
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期刊介绍: Population Review publishes scholarly research that covers a broad range of social science disciplines, including demography, sociology, social anthropology, socioenvironmental science, communication, and political science. The journal emphasizes empirical research and strives to advance knowledge on the interrelationships between demography and sociology. The editor welcomes submissions that combine theory with solid empirical research. Articles that are of general interest to population specialists are also desired. International in scope, the journal’s focus is not limited by geography. Submissions are encouraged from scholars in both the developing and developed world. Population Review publishes original articles and book reviews. Content is published online immediately after acceptance.
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