Table 6 Difficulties in accessing medical services and/or treatments
From: Access to infertility care in Brazil: validation of a questionnaire for a bioethical discussion
Question. Did the couple feel welcomed in seeking medical services and/or treatment for infertility? | |
No | 9.3% |
Yes | 68.5% |
Yes, after some frustrations | 22.2% |
Question. Did the couple seek more than one medical service to treat infertility? | |
No, as it does not know other possibilities | 13% |
No, because there are not many options in your location | 13% |
Yes, search for adequate service financially | 37% |
Yes, search for the best welcome service | 37% |
Question. Has the couple sought or is aware of free treatment in other countries? | |
No, no knowledge | 83.3% |
Yes, has knowledge, but has not obtained access to the other country | 1.9% |
Yes, has knowledge, but has not tried treatment | 14.8% |
Question. Point out the greatest difficulty encountered by the couple to access medical services and/or treatment for infertility: | |
Discrimination | 1.9% |
Financial | 57.4% |
Location | 11.1% |
Location + financial | 14.8% |
Didn’t find difficulty access | 9.3% |
Other | 5.6% |
Question. Has the cost of treatment impacted the family budget? | |
No | 25.9% |
Yes | 74.1% |
Question. Was there a need to take out loans, have assets or a similar situation to pay for infertility treatment? | |
No | 61.1% |
Yes | 38.9% |
Question. Was there a need to wait between the diagnosis, the indication of treatment and the performance of the procedure to obtain financial resources? | |
No | 44.4% |
Yes | 55.6% |
Question. Did the couple seek coverage from health care providers ir the public health system for treatment of infertility? | |
No | 63% |
Yes, but they did not find any | 37% |