IMPACT OF GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT TO THE IVF CLINICAL PREGNANCY RATES: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CLINICAL SETTINGS IN KAZAKHSTAN—A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

Abstract

Infertility rates have been increasing in low-income and middle-income countries, including Kazakhstan. The need for accessible and affordable assisted reproductive technologies has become essential for many subfertile women. We aimed to explore whether the public funding and clinical settings are independently associated with in vitro fertilisation (IVF) clinical pregnancy and to determine whether the relationship between IVF clinical pregnancy and clinical settings is modified by payment type.