Perceived Causes Of Infertility And Its Psychosocial Effects Among Women With Infertility Attending Gynecology Clinic In Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 11
Abstract
Background: The desire to have a child is virtually universal, and the right to reproduce is recognised by international conferences as basic human right. Woman with infertility is often looked down upon. These study attempts to describe perceived causes of infertility and its psychosocial effects among infertile women attending gynaecology clinic in UDUTH Sokoto. Methods: A hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted from 12th of May to 26th July, 2015. Two hundred and twenty-five randomly selected infertile individuals were included in the study. An interviewer administered questionnaire was used for data collection and the data was analysed using SPSS version 20. Results: Two hundred and twenty-five (225) women with infertility participated in the study. For most of the respondents (98.2%) the perceived cause of infertility was uterine fibroid. Two hundred and seven of the respondents (92.0%) reported blocked tubes as the cause of infertility while two hundred and three (90.2%) of the respondents reported previous used of contraceptives as the cause of infertility. Almost all the participants faced one difficulty or the other related to their infertile condition. The study has revealed that the social effect of infertility on respondents include depression, social exclusion, verbal and physical abuse, stigma and divorce. Virtually all the respondents would like to adopt a child preferably from their families as an alternative and almost all the respondents believed that infertility can be cured. The frequently reported methods of cure use of orthodox medicine 201 (89.3%) followed by traditional medicine 157(69.8%). Conclusion: This study showed lack of knowledge of both causes and treatment of infertility among the study subjects. Therefore, community-based programs to increase public awareness and to reduce myths related to infertility are needed. Further community based studies are recommended.
Authors and Affiliations
B. A Isah, M. Yahaya, A. A Panti, S. Abubakar, A. Shehu, A. S Bello, M. D Abdulaziz
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