Depression among infertile women in Ogbomosoland
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...
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| 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 the
respondents (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 infertile
women, but physicians attending to such women need to offer psycho-social support as part of care for these women. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1c3e8fc57702497d874445643285ee3c2025-08-20T03:06:53ZengAOSISSouth African Family Practice2078-61902078-62042018-06-01602414510.4102/safp.v60i2.48653842Depression among infertile women in OgbomosolandS. A. Oladeji0A. D. OlaOlorun1Bowen University Teaching HospitalBowen University Teaching HospitalBackground: 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 the respondents (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 infertile women, but physicians attending to such women need to offer psycho-social support as part of care for these women.https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/4865depressioninfertilitysocial functioningmental disorderco-morbidity |
| spellingShingle | S. A. Oladeji A. D. OlaOlorun Depression among infertile women in Ogbomosoland South African Family Practice depression infertility social functioning mental disorder co-morbidity |
| title | Depression among infertile women in Ogbomosoland |
| title_full | Depression among infertile women in Ogbomosoland |
| title_fullStr | Depression among infertile women in Ogbomosoland |
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| title_short | Depression among infertile women in Ogbomosoland |
| title_sort | depression among infertile women in ogbomosoland |
| topic | depression infertility social functioning mental disorder co-morbidity |
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