Infertility and associated factors in three hospitals in Douala, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Charmaine Ngo Mbaki, Elvis Temfack, Thomas Obinchemti Egbe, Eugene Belley-Priso, Nicholas Tendongfor |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Infertility
Adult Male associated factors medicine.medical_specialty Uterine fibroids Cross-sectional study media_common.quotation_subject 030231 tropical medicine prevalence Douala Fertility Abortion 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Erectile Dysfunction Couple infertility Statistical significance Medicine Humans Cameroon Infertility Male media_common Reproductive health Retrospective Studies Family Characteristics business.industry Obstetrics General Medicine Articles Middle Aged medicine.disease Erectile dysfunction Cross-Sectional Studies Female business Infertility Female |
| Zdroj: | African Health Sciences |
| ISSN: | 1729-0503 |
| Popis: | Aim: We determined the prevalence and factors associated with couple infertility in three hospitals in Douala, Cameroon. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study from December 18th 2015 to March 18th 2016 in three public hospitals in Douala. Three hundred and sixty participants were studied prospectively for associated fac- tors using a multivariate logistic regression model and 4732 files were studied retrospectively for the prevalence of infertility. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Results: The prevalence of couple infertility was 19.2%. In logistic models, the factors which independently increased the risk of couple infertility were a history of reproductive tract infection/STI, a history of uterine fibroids, a history of dys- menorrhea and abortion for the females while for males it was a history of mumps, erectile dysfunction and exposure to chemicals/toxic substances/pesticides. Conclusion: One in every five couples in this study was infertile. Several factors affect the risks associated with couple in- fertility. The identification of these factors could help detect subgroups of couples at high risk of infertility. Reproductive health education, screening programmes for STI’s that may lead to infertility should be offered to couples. Keywords: Couple infertility; prevalence; associated factors; Douala; Cameroon. |
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