The trend of infertility in Iran, an original review and meta-analysis
Background & Aim: Worldwide prevalence of infertility has been reported to be 3-7% of all couples. There are varieties among the results of studies conducted on the prevalence of infertility in Iran. The present study aimed to evaluate the trend of infertility using meta-analysis method in Iran....
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| author | Ashraf Direkvand Moghadam Ali Delpisheh Kourosh Sayehmiri |
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| description | Background & Aim: Worldwide prevalence of infertility has been reported to be 3-7% of all couples. There are varieties among the results of studies conducted on the prevalence of infertility in Iran. The present study aimed to evaluate the trend of infertility using meta-analysis method in Iran.
Methods & Materials: We systematically reviewed all published papers in Medline database of the National Library of Medicine and their Persian equivalents (2001–2011). Findings which met the inclusion criteria were included. Random effects meta-analysis was applied to the data of 13 selected populations. Data manipulation and statistical analyses were performed using STATA.
Results: Overall, 13 studies met our inclusion criteria. The pooled prevalence of infertility was 13.2% (95% CI: 8-18.3). The pooled prevalence of primary and secondary infertility were reported to be 5.2% (95% CI: 3.7 - 6.6) and 3.2% (95%CI: 2 - 4.4), respectively. The lowest and highest frequency of lifetime prevalence of infertility was 2.8% in 2001 and 24.9% in 2010, respectively. Meta- regression scatter plot showed an increasing trend in the prevalence of infertility during 2001- 2011 (P = 0.58). Meta-regression did not indicate a significant correlation between the sample sizes and the prevalence of infertility (P = 0.64).
Conclusion: The pooled infertility prevalence in Iran is higher than its mean worldwide, and lifetime infertility is increasing in recent years compared to the past in Iran. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b4fbb9d1db674a728d0fc6a878550cb92022-12-21T19:19:13ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesNursing Practice Today2383-11542383-11622015-10-0111The trend of infertility in Iran, an original review and meta-analysisAshraf Direkvand Moghadam0Ali Delpisheh1Kourosh Sayehmiri2Prevention of Psychosocial Injuries Research Center; Department of Midwifery, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.Prevention of Psychosocial Injuries Research Center; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.Prevention of Psychosocial Injuries Research Center; Department of Social Medicine, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.Background & Aim: Worldwide prevalence of infertility has been reported to be 3-7% of all couples. There are varieties among the results of studies conducted on the prevalence of infertility in Iran. The present study aimed to evaluate the trend of infertility using meta-analysis method in Iran. Methods & Materials: We systematically reviewed all published papers in Medline database of the National Library of Medicine and their Persian equivalents (2001–2011). Findings which met the inclusion criteria were included. Random effects meta-analysis was applied to the data of 13 selected populations. Data manipulation and statistical analyses were performed using STATA. Results: Overall, 13 studies met our inclusion criteria. The pooled prevalence of infertility was 13.2% (95% CI: 8-18.3). The pooled prevalence of primary and secondary infertility were reported to be 5.2% (95% CI: 3.7 - 6.6) and 3.2% (95%CI: 2 - 4.4), respectively. The lowest and highest frequency of lifetime prevalence of infertility was 2.8% in 2001 and 24.9% in 2010, respectively. Meta- regression scatter plot showed an increasing trend in the prevalence of infertility during 2001- 2011 (P = 0.58). Meta-regression did not indicate a significant correlation between the sample sizes and the prevalence of infertility (P = 0.64). Conclusion: The pooled infertility prevalence in Iran is higher than its mean worldwide, and lifetime infertility is increasing in recent years compared to the past in Iran.https://npt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/npt/article/view/8Iranmeta-analysitrend of infertility |
| spellingShingle | Ashraf Direkvand Moghadam Ali Delpisheh Kourosh Sayehmiri The trend of infertility in Iran, an original review and meta-analysis Nursing Practice Today Iran meta-analysi trend of infertility |
| title | The trend of infertility in Iran, an original review and meta-analysis |
| title_full | The trend of infertility in Iran, an original review and meta-analysis |
| title_fullStr | The trend of infertility in Iran, an original review and meta-analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The trend of infertility in Iran, an original review and meta-analysis |
| title_short | The trend of infertility in Iran, an original review and meta-analysis |
| title_sort | trend of infertility in iran an original review and meta analysis |
| topic | Iran meta-analysi trend of infertility |
| url | https://npt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/npt/article/view/8 |
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