Participant Characteristics from a Qualitative Study on Infertility in Delhi, India

Delhi, India, is the focus of this qualitative dataset from a study exploring the experiences and actions of 35 women who failed to conceive after 18 months. Data were collected through focus group discussions between February and July 2021, guided by the theory of planned behaviour. The dataset was authored by Priyanka Adhikary and is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing themes related to attitudes and subjective norms around childbearing based on qualitative descriptions.
• Studying help-seeking behaviors and treatment sources (traditional, formal, internet) mentioned in the description.
• Investigating the impact of external factors like COVID-19 and fertility care costs on reproductive decisions.
• Exploring the role of perceived stigma and social support in infertility experiences.

Strengths

• Data collection is temporally bounded to a specific 6-month period (February-July 2021).
• Study design involved 35 participants, providing a defined sample size.
• Research framework is explicitly stated as the theory of planned behaviour.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Priyanka Adhikary

Collection Method

Data were collected through focus group discussions and analyzed using deductive thematic analysis.

Time Range

Data collection occurred between February and July 2021.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:25:56; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Low to lower middle-income neighbourhoods of Delhi, India.