| Community attitudes to assisted reproductive technology: a 20-year trend. | |
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PMID: 14609418 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To review the results of opinion polls on community attitudes to in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) and other aspects of assisted reproductive technology over a 20-year period. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Fourteen Australia-wide interview surveys that included questions relating to IVF were carried out between July 1981 and November 2001 as part of regular Morgan polls of community attitudes on various topics. Each survey involved about 1000 respondents drawn from randomly selected "cluster points" in urban and rural locations. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The proportion of people who approved or disapproved of various aspects of IVF treatment. RESULTS: Support for IVF to help infertile married couples increased from 77% in 1981 to 86% in 2001. Approval for IVF procedures being supported by Medicare funding rose from 70% in 1981 to 79% in 2000. CONCLUSIONS: Community approval of the use of IVF to treat infertility has risen significantly in Australia over the past 20 years. |
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Authors:
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Gabor T Kovacs; Gary Morgan; E Carl Wood; Catherine Forbes; Donna Howlett |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Medical journal of Australia Volume: 179 ISSN: 0025-729X ISO Abbreviation: Med. J. Aust. Publication Date: 2003 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-11-11 Completed Date: 2004-01-20 Revised Date: 2006-08-08 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400714 Medline TA: Med J Aust Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 536-8 Citation Subset: E; IM |
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Level 3, Box Hill Hospital, Nelson Road, Box Hill, VIC 3128, Australia. gab.kovacs@boxhill.org.au |
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Adolescent Adult Australia Female Fertilization in Vitro / economics, psychology* Homosexuality, Female* Humans Male Marriage* Public Opinion* Surrogate Mothers* Time Factors |
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