Assessment of the Level of Depression, Anxiety, Stress among Infertile Women (20-45 Years Age) in Tertiary Care Hospital
BJECTIVE: To assess the level of depression, anxiety, and stress among infertile women and its relationship with the type of infertility and demographic attributes. METHODOLOGY: Observational study was conducted in the outpatient department of Dr. Ruth K. M. Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi from March t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences
2021-12-01
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| Series: | JLUMHS |
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| Online Access: | https://www.lumhs.edu.pk/jlumhs/Vol20No05/14.pdf |
| Summary: | BJECTIVE: To assess the level of depression, anxiety, and stress among infertile women and its relationship with the type of infertility and demographic attributes.
METHODOLOGY: Observational study was conducted in the outpatient department of Dr. Ruth K. M. Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi from March to August 2020. Through the purposive sampling method; 200 infertile women whose ages were between 20 to 45 years and gave consent were included, and excluded those who had a history of psychiatric illness. DASS (42 items) was used to collect data, which infers 0 =
no symptoms, and 3 = severe symptoms. Data were analyzed by using IBM SPSS version 21.0. Data were analyzed by using IBM SPSS version 21.0. Percentages and frequencies were provided to assess the categorical variables and the chi-square test was applied to analyze the relationship of level of depression, anxiety, and stress with infertility type and its association with demographic attributes. Pvalue <0.05
was used as statistically significant.
RESULTS: Current study reported the highest percentage of the level of depression (Severe 58.2%), anxiety (Severe 57.3%), and stress (Severe 50.0%) which is significantly related to primary infertility. Age (0.008), household income (0.005), and emotional strain from family (0.001) indicated a significant association with the level of depression, anxiety, and stress.
CONCLUSION: The highest level of depression, anxiety, and stress among primary infertility highlighted a significant relationship. Age, household income, and emotional strain were significantly associated with depression, anxiety, and stress of infertile women. |
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| ISSN: | 1729-0341 2309-8627 |