6/11/2023 0 Comments Silence the informant level 3![]() The review suggests that infertility destigmatisation interventions need to be implemented across all levels. empowering infertile women to become financially independent). A limited number of interventions addressed stigmatisation at a structural level (e.g. counselling, telephone hotlines, and support groups). Nevertheless, we found several interventions at intra- and interpersonal levels aiming to support women and men to cope with and mitigate infertility stigmatisation (e.g. The review shows that published studies on interventions tackling infertility stigmatisation in LMICs are rare. The results distinguish between infertility stigma interventions targeted at intrapersonal, interpersonal and structural levels of stigma. ![]() The review consisted of a combination of research methods: academic database (Embase, Socological abstracts, google scholar resulting in 15 articles), Google and social media searches, and primary data collection (18 key informant interviews and 3 focus group discussions). We conducted a scoping review of existing interventions aiming to decrease the stigmatisation of infertility in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, governments and SRHR organisations tend to neglect infertility. Infertility is a reproductive health concern that deserves attention, as reconfirmed by the 2018 report of the Guttmacher- Lancet Commission on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR).
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