Introduction
Educational level has been shown to be an independent factor in access
to health care [1]. According to the World Health Organization
(WHO), lack of education is one of the contributing factors to increased
maternal and child mortality and morbidity in developing countries
[2]. In general, education has been shown to have a positive impact
on different health issues.
Education influences lifestyles and social attitudes. Women with a
higher education level are more likely to postpone marriage and
childbearing. They comprise a large proportion of the IVF patient
population. In addition, the expansion of higher educational attainment
in women is a trend for the future. Women with higher education levels
are more likely to correctly perform IVF protocol, thus may improve
their clinical outcomes. Several studies have suggested the association
between healthier lifestyle behaviors and higher education attainment
[3-5]. However, the role of education in predicting varied clinical
outcomes after IVF has rarely been studied. Thus, a better understanding
of the association between education attainment and IVF outcomes would
have broad social importance.
The aim of this study was to determine whether maternal education level
is associated with live birth after IVF. Assessing the impact of
maternal education level on reproduction outcomes may provide
opportunities to identify deficiencies in maternal knowledge and modify
them through counseling.