International Journal of Healthcare Sciences ISSN 2348-5728 (Online) Vol. 8, Issue 2, pp: (6-13), Month: October 2020 - March 2021, Available at: www.researchpublish.com
THE KNOWLEDGE OF ADULT WOMEN IN MAMBANG VILLAGE ABOUT FEMALE INFERTILITY Dhaanavendharanpuvanthiran1, Bagus Komang Satriyasa2, I Made jawi2, Suchindradewi2 1
Medicine and Doctor Profession, Medical Faculty of Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali 2
Department of Pharmacology and Therapy of Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali Corresponding author: Dhaanavendharanpuvanthiran 1
Medicine and Doctor Profession, Medical Faculty of Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali
Abstract: Infertility is being considered as the worldwide health problem however the level of knowledge among them is still poor. It has also been observed that most couples have a basic knowledge of factors affecting fertility, also the options that are available for women with infertility. Aim : This study aims to assess the level of knowledge of adult women in Mambang village and several factors that might influence their level of knowledge. Method : This study is an analytical crossectional study, which using a primary source of data from electronic questionnaires. Women from Mambang Village, Tabanan, Bali who aged from 20 to 40 years old are included in this study. Those who are voluntarily refusing to participate in this study are excluded from this study. Result : The level of knowledge about women infertility in Mambang Village is still low with only 36.2% of participant who are considered as having a high level of knowledge about infertility. We assess the correlation between the women’ age, occupation, education background and family socio-economic status. It is found that there are a low significant correlation between women’ occupation and the level of knowledge about infertility (r=0.330; p=0.020). There are no significant correlation between the rest variables. Conclusion : The level of knowledge about women infertility is still low in Mambang Village. Women’ occupation might influence their level of knowledge about infertility. Further longitudinal study should be done to assess the risk factor of low level of knowledge among Mambang Village’ adult women. Keywords: infertility, female reproduction, knowledge of infertility.
1. INTRODUCTION Infertility is defined as a failure to achieve pregnancy, maintain the pregnancy that bring to a live born after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse.1 Infertility is being considered as the worldwide health problem with the estimated that around 48.5 million couples are infertile in 2010, where 19% of women aged 20-44 years old have tried to maintain their pregnancy to successfully deliver baby and 10.5% have never gotten pregnant. 2 Newer study found out that female infertility is accounted for around 40% of total infertility. 3-4 The prevalence of infertility in Indoesia is estimated around 21.3% from total population where 10-15% of the cases was causes by female infertility. There are many different risk factors that can play a huge part when it comes to female fertility. Some internal factors can play a role in female infertility such as anovulation (52.05%), tubal factor (41.52%), and uterine factor (2.05%).3 The other factors are modifiable such lifestyle choices and environmental causes that can attribute to an infertility diagnosis. 5
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