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This study aimed to assess the KAP of infertile women in Northwest China regarding ART and painless egg retrieval.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This cross-sectional study enrolled infertile female population in the Northwest Region of China from April to September.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 403 participants were included, with scores of 12.16 \u00b1 5.63 (range: 0\u201320) for knowledge, 34.30 \u00b1 4.38 (range: 10\u201350) for attitudes, and 25.28 \u00b1 4.89 (range: 7\u201335) for practices. Spearman correlation analysis demonstrated the positive correlations between KAP (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.246\u20130.589, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001). Structural equation modeling (SEM) showed that knowledge and attitudes are key predictors of practices. Notably, knowledge not only directly influenced practice (\u03b2 = 0.33, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001) but also had an indirect effect through its positive impact on attitudes (\u03b2 = 0.02, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.007).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Infertile women in Northwest China have moderate KAP scores. To improve their adoption of ART, interventions should focus on enhancing their knowledge and improving their attitudes. 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