Infertility in Low-Income Latinos

低收入拉丁裔的不孕症

• 批准号: 6743117
• 负责人: GAY BECKER
• 金额: $ 57.41万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-05-01 至 2007-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6743117
• 关键词: Hispanic Americans; behavioral /social science research tag; clinical research; coping; culture; family planning; fertility; health care service availability; health disparity; health services research tag; human subject; interview; low socioeconomic status; medically underserved population

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall aim of this qualitative, anthropological research is to examine the experiences of low-income Latinos of Mexican American and Central American descent who experience infertility. The specific aims are: 1) to examine the experience of infertility, including cultural meanings associated with gender and fertility, and cultural values about family and parenthood; 2) to examine access to the health care system for infertility treatment and use; 3) to explore the process of seeking and undergoing treatment for infertility; and 4) to examine the ways in which women and men seek to resolve fertility problems in the face of scarce resources, including efforts to become parents through non-medical means. The specific aims will be carried out by studying 120 women and 120 men who are their partners, age 21 and up, using qualitative methods. There will be three interviews at 6-month intervals: an initial couple interview will be followed six months later by solo interviews with each partner, and a final couple interview on year after the initial interview. In cases where it is not possible to include the male partner, women will be followed for all three interviews. The sample will be drawn in approximately equal numbers from 1) the community itself, and 2) a low-income infertility clinic geographically situated within the community that serves this population. Qualitative analysis will be undertaken in a systematic progress of steps.

描述（由申请人提供）：这种定性的人类学研究的总体目的是研究经历不孕症的墨西哥裔美国人和中美洲血统的低收入拉丁美洲人的经历。具体目的是：1）检查不孕症的经验，包括与性别和生育有关的文化含义，以及关于家庭和育儿的文化价值观； 2）检查进入医疗保健系统的不孕治疗和使用； 3）探索寻求和接受不育治疗的过程； 4）研究男女在面对稀缺资源时寻求解决生育问题的方式，包括通过非医疗手段成为父母的努力。具体目的将通过使用定性方法研究21岁及21岁的120名女性和120名女性和120名男性。将在6个月的时间间隔进行三次访谈：六个月后，对每个伴侣的独奏访谈和初次面试后的最后一对访谈将进行。如果不可能包括男性伴侣，则将遵循所有三项访谈的妇女。 该样本将与1）社区本身的数量大致相等，以及2）位于社区中为该人群的社区中的低收入诊所。定性分析将以系统的步骤进行。