CURRENT STATUS OF USE OF INJECTIONAL DRUGS AT HOME BY PATIENTS PREPARING FOR IVF AT VINH PHUC OBSTETRICS AND PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL IN 2024
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Objectives: Description of the current situation of using injections at home by patients preparing for in vitro fertilization at Vinh Phuc Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital in 2024. Material and Method: Descriptive study on 30 infertile patients participating in in vitro fertilization at the reproductive support center - Vinh Phuc Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital Results: Before being instructed, the percentage of patients with incorrect knowledge was very high at 80.0%. After being instructed by medical staff to inject at home, the percentage of patients with correct knowledge increased to 100%. 73.3% of patients were satisfied with self-injection. 80.0% of patients felt confident; 66.7% of patients were comfortable injecting at home. Difficulties encountered when injecting at home were injecting at the right time (13.3%), reactions at the injection site (6.6%), and how to use the syringe and injection pen (3.3%). Conclusions: Before being instructed, the percentage of patients with incorrect knowledge was very high at 80.0%. After being instructed on how to inject at home, the percentage of patients with correct knowledge increased to 100%. However, the process of self-injecting at home by patients also encountered some difficulties such as: injecting at the right time, reactions at the injection site and how to use the syringe.
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Assisted reproduction, in vitro fertilization, self-injection at home
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