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Journal club presentation. Journal : American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology Year ; volume (issue): page (s): 2012 Dec;207 (6) :509-511. Author (s) : Eden R. Cardozo; Lisa M. Neff; Maureen E. Brocks; Geraldine E. Ekpo; Tanaka J. Dune;

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Journal club presentation

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  1. Journal club presentation

  2. Journal : American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology Year ; volume (issue): page (s): 2012 Dec;207 (6) :509-511

  3. Author (s): Eden R. Cardozo; Lisa M. Neff; Maureen E. Brocks; Geraldine E. Ekpo; Tanaka J. Dune; Randal B. Barnes; Erica E. Marsh.

  4. TITLE: INFERTILITY PATIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE EFFECTS OF OBESITY ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES

  5. INTRODUCTION • Obesity is an important concern in the health of women. • The association between increased weight and cardio-metabolic disease is widely recognized. • It also plays an important role in the development of reproductive disorders by increasing the risk of infertility, breast cancer and endometrial cancer.

  6. MATERIALS & METHODS • Research design: Prospective survey design. • Setting: Reproductive endocrinology and infertility clinic at Northwestern Memorial hospital in U.S. • Population: Female infertility patients. • Sampling technique: Convenience sampling.

  7. MATERIALS & METHODS • Sample size 150 females. • Instruments used: • Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine – Short Form (REALM_SF) • Questionnaire on health risks of obesity. • Standardized scale for measuring height and weight.

  8. MATERIALS & METHODS • Inclusion criteria: • Participation was restricted to English-speaking. • Non-pregnant women between the ages of 18 and 45 years.

  9. Data collection method:

  10. Result:

  11. The problem • what is the problem? • What major references are cited? • What is the author’s objective? • Does he have a working hypothesis? If so, what is it?

  12. Methods and materials • What is the size of the sample? • What were the methods used? • What are the major dependent & independent variables? • How was bias minimized? • How were the result analyzed?

  13. Results • What did the author find? • How are the results presented?

  14. Discussion and Conclusion • What are the author’s major conclusion? • What are his subsidiary conclusions? • Are these conclusions rational and directly dependent on the results?

  15. Discussion and Conclusion • Are they adequately justified by the author in the Discussion? • Does the study raise any questions which need further investigation?

  16. Evaluation of the article as a whole • What are its strong points? • What are its weakness? Can these be rectified? If so, how?

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