'Gift with a price tag': Nigerian egg donors' knowledge, experiences and motivations
Afr. j. reprod. health
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26(6): 1-16, 2022. tables
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Research around the world has indicated that the demand for egg donation has grown considerably among young females. This study qualitatively examines the knowledge, experiences, and motivations of young egg donors at a Nigerian health facility. Indepth interviews were conducted in Igbo and English with consenting thirty-one egg donors attending a fertility clinic in Anambra State, south-eastern Nigeria. Data were collected and analysed to generate themes with the aid of NVivo 10 software. Three themes were identified from the participants' motivations and include (a) monetary (93.6%), (b) altruistic (3.2%), and (c) both monetary and altruistic reasons (3.2%). Findings highlighted that the differences were based on a variety of reasons in Nigeria. All the participants were literate and single, and the majority received payment. The majority (77.4%) of those who received payment mentioned that the payment was not worth the donation program. The participants preferred to be anonymous because they had not discussed their donation with their family members, and the non-acceptance of egg donation program by the Nigerian society. Given that the market for egg donation has become a common method of infertility management in Nigeria, our findings have important implications for practices, policy actions, and future research. (Afr J Reprod Health 2022; 26[6]64-79).
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AIM (África)
Assunto principal:
Zigoto
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Adulto Jovem
Tipo de estudo:
Avaliação Econômica em Saúde
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Estudo prognóstico
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Pesquisa qualitativa
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Afr. j. reprod. health
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Department of Community Medicine, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka/NG
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Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus/NG
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Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University+NG
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Life Fertility Centre, Life International Hospital Awka/NG
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