Knowledge of Oocyte Donation procedure and Health Consequences: a Cross-Sectional Survey of Female Undergraduates in North-Central Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Ameen HA | |
| dc.contributor.author | Olaitan OL | |
| dc.contributor.author | Arimiyau, S | |
| dc.contributor.author | Musa OA | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ibraheem RM | |
| dc.contributor.author | Abdulrahim HA | |
| dc.contributor.author | Aderibigbe SA | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-05-07T10:00:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-05-07T10:00:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-05-15 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Egg donation is a form of assisted reproductive technology used to help women with infertility. Though, egg donation might attract some material benefit, potential egg donors often do not have knowledge of the associated health risks. This study investigated knowledge of female undergraduates in Kwara State, north central Nigeria, about oocyte donation to infertile couples. It was a descriptive cross sectional study carried out in 2018 involving 559 female undergraduates recruited through a multi-stage sampling technique. An adapted questionnaire validated and tested for reliability was used for data collection. Data were analysed using IBM SPSS version 25 software. Descriptive statistics of frequency count and percentages were used to answer research questions and Chi-square employed to test the hypotheses at <0.05 level of significance. Majority of the respondents were 15-20 years old (66.3%, 371) unmarried (96.8%, 541), Muslims (60.5%, 338), Yoruba (82.8%, 463), first year students (54.4%, 304). Most of the respondents had poor knowledge on oocyte donation (60.3%, 337); poor knowledge of oocyte donation procedure (69.9%, 391) and poor knowledge of the health risks associated with oocyte donation (65.5%, 366). The study revealed that female undergraduates in the study area have poor knowledge of oocyte donation, its procedure and the attendant health consequences. Universities in the study area should include oocyte donation as a topic in General Studies (GNS) in order to equip students with adequate information on potential benefits and drawbacks of oocyte donation. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Female undergraduates, Knowledge, North-central Nigeria, Oocyte donation, Oocyte donation risks | |
| dc.identifier.uri | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6555124 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/16213 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | West J Med & Biomed Sci | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Vol. 3 | No. 2; 21-28 | |
| dc.title | Knowledge of Oocyte Donation procedure and Health Consequences: a Cross-Sectional Survey of Female Undergraduates in North-Central Nigeria | |
| dc.type | Article |