ArticleBMC psychology2022
Prevalence and correlates of infertility related psychological stress in women with infertility: a cross-sectional hospital based survey.
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Abstract
backgroundPsychological stress is commonly found among infertile women. Untreated stress can affect negatively the success of infertility treatment. Most of the available knowledge is generated from developed countries and is largely based on women undergoing In vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. However, very little is known on infertile women from Ethiopia including other countries in East Africa. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of psychological stress and possible demographic-clinical correlates in Ethiopian women suffering from infertility.
methodThis cross sectional descriptive correlation study was conducted from May to August, 2021 involving 96 women undergoing a non-IVF treatment for infertility at Gandhi Memorial and Tikur Anbessa hospitals. The sampling was continuous and based on inclusion criteria that include infertility duration of a minimum one year, female sex and Ethiopian nationality. Data on Infertility related stress was collected using the Copenhagen Multi-Centre Psychosocial Infertility-Fertility Problem Stress questionner administered by an interviewer. The socio demographic and clinical factors were collected using Amharic version of structured interviewer administered questionnaire and chart review. The analysis of relationship between infertility related stress and background variables was done with an independent sample t-test or one-way ANOVA statistics supplemented with effect size assessment.
resultsThe prevalence of infertility related stress was overall 92.71% (95% CI, 87-98%). The personal, marital, and social subdomain mean scores (SD) were 2.74 (.80), 1.54 (.81) and 1.90 (.80), respectively. Infertility related stress was higher for those women who were: aged above 35, living in a cohabitation marital type, has no living children, and with 4-6 years duration of infertility (all P < 0.05). Whereas, there was insufficient evidence to suggest that infertility related stress varies by education, income, knowledge of cause of infertility or history of past treatment (all P > 0.05).
conclusionsThe prevalence of psychological stress among Ethiopia women having infertility was very high. The results provide preliminary evidence that infertility related stress is associated with age, marital status, motherhood status and duration of infertility. Responsible bodies need to avail psychological screening and services prioritizing women at higher risk of developing stress.
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