Eri Maeda|Hiroki Sugimori|Fumiaki Nakamura|Yasuki Kobayashi|Joseph Green|Machi Suka|Masayuki Okamoto|Jacky Boivin|Hidekazu Saito
A cross sectional study on fertility knowledge in Japan, measured with the Japanese version of Cardiff Fertility Knowledge Scale (CFKS-J)
The University of Tokyo|Japan Society for the Promotion of Science|Daito Bunka University|The University of Tokyo|The University of Tokyo|The University of Tokyo|Jikei University School of Medicine|The University of Tokyo|Cardiff University|National Center For Child Health and Development
recent survey 79 countries showed fertility knowledge lower japan developed country given fertility decline japan importance fertility knowledge conducted online survey examine fertility knowledge related factors effective public educationwe studied people aged 1859 years old n 4328 general group also people trying conceive least six months 1850 years old n 618 triers group fertility knowledge assessed using japanese version 13item cardiff fertility knowledge scale cfksj participants provided sociodemographic fertility information participants also completed 14item health literacy scale 11item health numeracy scale asked participants aware agerelated decline fertility first acquired knowledgethe average percentages cfksj items answered correctly 531 triers group 444 general group p 0001 multivariate linear regression models showed triers group greater fertility knowledge associated greater health literacy prior medical consultation regarding fertility general group greater fertility knowledge associated female younger university educated currently trying conceive nonsmoking higher household income higher health literacy higher health numeracy aware agerelated decline fertility around 3 first learned fact school around 65 first learned mass media via internet 30 respondents first learned less 5 years surveyalthough fertility knowledge improved since previous study possibly due recent media coverage agerelated infertility still low educational interventions schools community may needed increase fertility knowledge general population people obtain fertility knowledge mass media shown often present distorted inaccurate fertility information