The Impact of Individual Factors on Health Information-Seeking Behavior of Infertile Couples Undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Longo Model.

I NTRODUCTION Infertility is defined as not being able to conceive after at least 1 year of unprotected intercourse and without using contraceptive methods.[ 1 ] Having been a global issue, infertility has been taking an increasing trend in recent years in most parts of the world.[ 2 ] According to the latest report of the World Health Organization, globally 15% of couples are infertile.[ 3 ] Being eager to become parents, the couples seek primary treatments for infertility including drug therapy and surgery.[ 4 ] Not getting the desired results, they usually turn to Assisted Reproductive Therapies/Technologies (ART) including the therapies leading to artificial insemination.[ 5 ] Health information-seeking behavior (HISB) represents the purposeful behavior of individuals to obtain facts and satisfy health information needs.

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