Depression among infertile women in Ogbomosoland
South African Family Practice
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Depression among infertile women in Ogbomosoland | |
| Creator | Oladeji, S. A. OlaOlorun, A. D. | |
| Description | Background: Infertility is a major medical condition that affects many married couples globally and it has immense psycho-social impact on couples, especially in Africa where a high premium is placed on child-bearing. This study therefore determined the prevalence of and the factors associated with depression among infertile women in Ogbomoso, Southwest Nigeria.Methods: The study was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out at the gynaecology clinic of the Bowen University Teaching Hospital using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 to screen for and determine the severity of depression as well as assess the social functioning of the respondents. A total of 110 women with infertility were recruited. Data was analysed using SPSS® (version 20) with statistical significance set at less than 0.05.Results: The study found a depression prevalence of 52.7%. There was no significant association between the age group of therespondents (p = 0.889), their level of education (p = 0.731), years since marriage (p = 0.38), type of infertility (p = 0.873), number of living children (p = 0.226), sex of the children (p = 0.257) and depression. Depression was, however, significantly associated with impairment in social functioning of the respondents (p = 0.005).Conclusion: Depression is a very common co-morbidity in infertile women. It should not only be screened for among infertilewomen, but physicians attending to such women need to offer psycho-social support as part of care for these women. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2018-06-07 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/safp.v60i2.4865 | |
| Source | South African Family Practice; Vol 60, No 2 (2018): March/April; 41-45 2078-6204 2078-6190 | |
| Language | eng | |
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