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Prevalence and contributing factors of depression among women with infertility in low-resource settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Depression among infertile women attending Gynecology Referral Clinics in West Arsi and Bale Zones hospitals, 2025.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Prevalence of and associated factors for depression among men seeking fertility care services at Gadarif in Eastern Sudan: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Evaluation of coping mechanisms and depression, anxiety, and stress in women with infertility: A cross-sectional study.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2026Article
- Effects of stressful life events on ART treatment outcomes: a prospective study on the role of individual and personality characteristics and psychological health conditions.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Depressive symptoms are the most common manifestations of psychiatric disorders among women with infertility. In low-resource settings, the overall prevalence and contributing factors of depressive symptoms among women with infertility remain unknown. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence and contributing factors of depression among women with infertility in low-resource settings. Methods: A review was conducted using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). The PubMed, MEDLINE, Google Scholar, and Cochrane databases were used to identify eligible studies published up to 30 November 2024. Three authors independently extracted the data. Studies that reported depression among women with infertility were included in this review. The data were analyzed with STATA version 14, and a meta-analysis was conducted using a random-effects model. Publication bias and heterogeneity were assessed via Eager's tests and I Results: Seventeen published cross-sectional studies that met the inclusion criteria with a total of 3,528 women with infertility were selected for this study. The pooled prevalence of depression among women with infertility was 48.77% (95% CI (35.86, 61.67). Good functioning family {OR 0.71 [95% CI (0.51, 0.97), I Conclusion: Depression was high among women with infertility in low-resource settings such as Africa compared to those in high-income countries, men, and pregnant mothers. Good functioning family, good husband support, primary infertility, history of divorce, and duration of infertility lasting more than 10 years were statistically associated. Therefore, African countries and the stakeholders in collaboration with mental health experts and gynecological care providers should address these problems in order to reduce or prevent depression among women with infertility. Systematic Review Registration: PROSPERO (ID: CRD42024516458).
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