TY  - JOUR
A1  - Cozzani, Marco
A1  - Vignoli, Daniele
A1  - Tocchioni, Valentina 
A1  - Coccia, Maria Elisabetta 
A1  - Giusti, Emilia 
A1  - Landini, Sara 
A1  - Piazzini, Francesca 
T1  - Socio-economic differences in ART treatment success: Evidence from Italy
Y1  - 2025/10/02
JF  - Demographic Research
JO  - Demographic Research
SN  - 1435-9871
SP  - 611
EP  - 628
DO  - 10.4054/DemRes.2025.53.20
VL  - 53
IS  - 20
UR  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol53/20/
L1  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol53/20/53-20.pdf
L2  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol53/20/53-20.pdf
L3  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol53/20/files/readme.53-20.txt
L3  - https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol53/20/files/demographic-research.53-20.zip
N2  - Background: Several studies have shown stark socioeconomic disparities in births resulting from assisted reproduction technology (ART), but only a few have investigated the underlying causes. An explanation may be possible inequalities in ART treatment success. 

Objective: This study investigates whether there are disparities in ART treatment success. We use observational data from women undergoing ART treatment at the ART center at Careggi Hospital in Florence. We analyze three outcomes: the probability of conception following ART, the probability of a miscarriage after conception, and the probability of a live birth. We further examine these disparities across population subgroups, including first-time or last-time patients, Italian-born individuals, and different age groups. 

Methods: We estimate baseline and adjusted logistic models and display predicted probabilities. 

Results: The results show no socioeconomic disparities between more and less advantaged patients in any of the outcomes considered. These findings are consistent across all the subgroups we investigated. 

Contribution: We explore a possible mechanism underlying ART birth disparities and highlight that these disparities do not appear to arise from treatment success, at least when treatments are performed in a widely subsidized public context in Italy. 

ER  -