Skedgel, Chris http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4989-8846
Ralphs, Eleanor
Finn, Elaine
Markert, Marie
Samuelsen, Carl
Whitty, Jennifer A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
ferring pharmaceuticals
Article History
Accepted: 9 November 2021
First Online: 23 December 2021
Declarations
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: This work was supported by a research contract from Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Ferring Pharmaceuticals approved the decision to submit the manuscript.
: Chris Skedgel is an employee of Office of Health Economics, which received a research contract from Ferring Pharmaceuticals for the conduct of this study and has received research grants from Ferring Pharmaceuticals for other projects in infertility. Eleanor Ralphs is an employee of IQVIA, which received a research contract from Ferring Pharmaceuticals for the conduct of this study as well as research grants/contracts from other pharmaceutical clients. Elaine Finn is an employee of IQVIA, which received a research contract from Ferring Pharmaceuticals for the conduct of this study as well as research grants/contracts from other pharmaceutical clients. Marie Markert is an employee of Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Carl Samuelson was a contractor to Ferring Pharmaceuticals at the time of the study and received personal fees in connection to his involvement in the project. Jennifer A. Whitty received personal fees from Ferring Pharmaceuticals in connection to the conduct of this study and has received personal fees from other pharmaceutical companies in the past.
: The PIS, questionnaire, and the statistical analysis plan were reviewed and approved by the University of East Anglia Faculty of Medicine and Health Science Ethics Committee, Norwich UK (reference 201819-090).
: All participants were required to indicate their voluntary consent to participate on the PIS before they were allowed to proceed to the questionnaire.
: All authors give the publisher permission to publish this work.
: Data are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request, subject to approval by Ferring Pharmaceuticals.
: The statistical code may be shared upon reasonable request to the corresponding author.
: This work was a joint effort. All authors (CSk, ER, EF, MM, CSa and JW) made substantial contributions to the conception of the study, and the design and wording of the questionnaire. CSk, ER, EF and MM developed the estimates of the cost of ART in each country. CSk, ER and EF contributed to the data analysis and visualisation. All authors (CSk, ER, EF, MM, CSa and JW) contributed to the interpretation of the data. CSk, ER and EF produced the first draft of the manuscript, and JW, MM and CSa made substantial intellectual contributions to the final draft. All authors (CSk, ER, EF, MM, CSa and JW) provided their approval for submission and agreed to be named on the publication. All authors (CSk, ER, EF, MM, CSa and JW) agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work, and to ensure that any questions related to the accuracy and integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.