Quality of life of infertile couples in the Gaza Strip, Palestine

Autor: Suha Baloushah, Samira Barjasteh, Aymen Elsous, Ali Aldirawi, Soha Abu Eid, Atef Masad
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction, Vol 10, Iss 6, Pp 262-268 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2305-0500
2305-0519
DOI: 10.4103/2305-0500.331263
Popis: Objective: To investigate the quality of life of infertile couples who seek in vitro fertilizations (IVFs) by gender in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted, from February 2019 to November 2019, among 383 infertile couples selected through convenient sampling. A valid and reliable Arabic version of the fertility quality of life questionnaire (FertiQoL) was used in data collection. One way analysis of variance and independent t-test were applied to compare between males and females. Results: The mean age of males and females was (34.54±8.54) years and (29.28±6.71) years, respectively. More than half of them had university degree (64% and 60%, respectively). The mean duration of infertility was (5.66±3.54) years. The mean males’ scores of FertiQoL and its subscales (emotion, mind/body, social, core, tolerability, and treatment) were significantly higher than females’ scores (P
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