Fertility awareness online: The efficacy of a fertility education website in increasing knowledge and changing fertility beliefs

Human Reproduction

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 353-363

  Daniluk, J C ^a   Koert, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Delayed childbearing; Fertility knowledge; Online fertility education; Reproductive decision making

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDLESSNESS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; LIFESPAN; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTHOOD; PREGNANCY; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDUCATION; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; CANADA; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PARENTING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930725968     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu328     Document Type: Article

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