| Autor: |
Sukanta Sen, Harpreet Kaur, Priyanka Devgun, Moumita Pal, Harsh Chalana, Atanu Biswas |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. :1472-1476 |
| ISSN: |
2394-6032 |
| DOI: |
10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20161613 |
| Popis: |
Background: Infertility is a global health issue affecting 8 to 12% of couples worldwide. The objective was to study the prevalence and socio-demographic profile of infertility in the study population. Methods: The present cross sectional community based study was conducted in the field practice area of SGRD, Amritsar. The socio-demographic profile of the screened infertile couples was taken by filling up the pre-tested proforma. The data was statistically analysed by using SPSS (20.0 versions) IBM Chicago and valid conclusion drawn. Results: The total number of infertile couples were 291 making the prevalence of infertility 4.57% [N=6373] with primary and secondary infertility were 1.95% and 2.62% respectively. Conclusions: The prevalence of infertility in the study population was 4.57% with a primary infertility was 1.95% and secondary was 2.62%. Among the infertile women 115 (39.5%) were from urban and 176 (60.5%) were from the rural area. Secondary infertility cases were higher in women from both urban and rural area. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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