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O impacto nas finanças familiares do recurso a técnicas de procriação medicamente assistida
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Estima-se que um em cada sete casais tenham utilizado técnicas de Procriação Medicamente Assistida (PMA). Em Portugal a infertilidade tem prevalência entre os 9 e 10 por cento e levou a que no ano de 2018 tenham nascido 2733 crianças através da aplicação de várias técnicas de PMA. Estes valores significam que nesse ano, cerca de 3% de todas as crianças nascidas em Portugal são resultado da utilização de técnicas de PMA. Alguns autores referem que a utilização dos tratamentos de PMA continua muito dependente da capacidade financeira dos casais, o que levou à criação do objetivo do presente trabalho, que pretende aumentar o conhecimento na perspetiva do utente, da parte económica e financeira que está subjacente ao recurso a técnicas de PMA. Para tal, foi utilizada informação primária recolhida através de questionário, aplicado a uma amostra não probabilística por conveniência. Foram colocadas questões que permitissem conhecer o comportamento da amostra perante as despesas de PMA e o seu esforço económico familiar. A partir do questionário foram obtidas 186 respostas, das quais 173 consideradas válidas, de acordo com os critérios de inclusão e exclusão. Da análise efetuada ao esforço económico familiar, foi possível concluir que cerca de metade da amostra (56,6%) se situa num esforço económico familiar médio e, embora sintam preocupações com o pagamento das despesas de PMA, não sentiram limitações financeiras de acesso, nem consideram que a PMA lhe tenha comprometido o futuro financeiro.
It is estimated that one in seven couples have used Assisted Reproduction Treatments (ART). In Portugal, infertility has a prevalence between 9 and 10 percent, and led to the birth of 2733 children in 2018, through the application of several ART techniques. These numbers mean that in that year, about 3% of all children born in Portugal result from the use of ART techniques. Some authors refer that the use of ART treatments remains very dependent on the financial capacity of the couples. That led to establishing the main objective of the present paper, which aims to increase knowledge from the user's perspective, of the economic and financial burden that underlies the use of ART. To achieve the main objective, primary information was collected through a questionnaire applied to a non-probabilistic convenience sample. The questions asked intended to find more about the sample behavior towards ART expenses and their family economic strain. From the questionnaire, 186 responses were obtained, of which 173 were considered valid, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. From the analysis carried out to the family economic effort, it was possible to conclude that about half of the sample (56.6%) is in an average family economic effort and, although they have concerns about the payment of ART expenses, they did not feel financial limitations of access, nor do they consider that the ART has compromised their financial future.
It is estimated that one in seven couples have used Assisted Reproduction Treatments (ART). In Portugal, infertility has a prevalence between 9 and 10 percent, and led to the birth of 2733 children in 2018, through the application of several ART techniques. These numbers mean that in that year, about 3% of all children born in Portugal result from the use of ART techniques. Some authors refer that the use of ART treatments remains very dependent on the financial capacity of the couples. That led to establishing the main objective of the present paper, which aims to increase knowledge from the user's perspective, of the economic and financial burden that underlies the use of ART. To achieve the main objective, primary information was collected through a questionnaire applied to a non-probabilistic convenience sample. The questions asked intended to find more about the sample behavior towards ART expenses and their family economic strain. From the questionnaire, 186 responses were obtained, of which 173 were considered valid, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. From the analysis carried out to the family economic effort, it was possible to conclude that about half of the sample (56.6%) is in an average family economic effort and, although they have concerns about the payment of ART expenses, they did not feel financial limitations of access, nor do they consider that the ART has compromised their financial future.
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Infertilidade procriação medicamente assistida esforço económico e financeiro infertility assisted reprodution treatments economic and financial strain