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Year : 2019 | Volume
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Infertility and related risk factors among women attending rural family health facilities in Menoufia Governorate
Zakaria F Sanad1, Nora Abd El-Hady Kalil2, Eman S. Abd El-Rahman Beddah3
1 Department of Obstetric and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Egypt 2 Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Egypt 3 Department of Family Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt
Correspondence Address:
Eman S. Abd El-Rahman Beddah Horeen, Birkit Alsaba City, Menoufia Governorate Egypt
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/mmj.mmj_269_18
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Background
Infertility is perceived as a problem across virtually all cultures and societies and affects 10–15% of couples in their reproductive age.
Objective
The current study aimed to assess the prevalence of infertility among women attending the studied health facilities and explore the different factors related to infertility among the studied group.
Patients and methods
The cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 320 married women in the child-bearing period. The calculated sample was collected from four primary health-care facilities which were randomly selected. Women were interviewed by a predesigned questionnaire.
Results
The prevalence of infertility among the studied group was 25%. The prevalence of primary and secondary infertility was 9 and 16%, respectively. Infertility was significantly associated with overweight and obesity (P < 0.05), sedentary lifestyle (P < 0.001), irregular menstruation (P < 0.001), history of pelvic inflammatory disease (P < 0.001), and passive smoking (P < 0.05).
Conclusion
There are numerous risk factors affecting infertility in the Egyptian women, and many of them are preventable.
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