The Stigma and Infertility-Related Stress of Chinese Infertile Women: A Cross-Sectional Study

Autor: Dan Luo, Yi-Bei Zhouchen, Lu Li, Yu-Lei Jiang, Yi Liu, Sharon R. Redding, Rong Wang, Yan-Qiong Ouyang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Healthcare, Vol 12, Iss 11, p 1053 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2227-9032
DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12111053
Popis: Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the stigma status of infertile women in China and to determine the influencing factors. Methods: 366 infertile women from the gynecological and reproductive departments of two tertiary hospitals completed socio-demographic questionnaires, the Infertility Stigma Scale (ISS) and the Mandarin Fertility Problem Inventory (M-FPI). Results: The scores of stigma and infertility-related stress in infertile women were (52.51 ± 17.74) and (150.03 ± 17.51), respectively. Multiple regression analysis found that location of residence, regarding children as the most important thing in life, talking to others about infertility and infertility-related stress were the main influencing factors of stigma in infertile women, which explained 17.3% of the total variance. Conclusions: In the current study, the level of stigma in women with infertility was at the middle range. Location of residence, regarding children as the most important thing in life, whether to talk with others about infertility and infertility-related stress were the four main influencing factors of stigma.
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