Economic and Psychological Burden of Infertility Among Women Attending Women Health Hospital, Assiut University

NCT ID: NCT06664086

Last Updated: 2024-10-29

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Total Enrollment: 480 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-12-01
• Study Completion Date: 2026-06-30

Brief Summary

Rational of the study:

Infertility is a significant reproductive health issue for couples worldwide. The effects of infertility are wide-ranging-from mental health issues such as anxiety and depression to social and economic issues such as ostracization and economic problems. Although infertility affects both men and women, the woman in a couple is most often blamed for the inability to bear children.

Detailed Description

Infertility is a disease of the male or female reproductive system, defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse (WHO).

Large numbers of people are affected by infertility in their lifetime, according to a new report published by World Health Organization. Around 17.5% of the adult population - roughly 1 in 6 worldwide - experience infertility. The inability to conceive children is experienced as a stressful situation by individuals and couples all around the world. The consequences of infertility are manifold and may include societal repercussions and personal emotional suffering. The infertile couple experienced greater dissatisfaction with themselves and their marriages. Females experienced greater discontent over time and had greater emotional problems than males because infertility had traditionally been viewed as a women problem and women have been expected to suffer greater emotional problems due to infertility. Treatment for infertility provides an opportunity for women and men to become parents. The evolution of assisted reproductive technology (ART) for the treatment of infertile couples is considered an extraordinary restorative accomplishment throughout the world. However accessibility of treatments such as IVF is limited to only those who can afford to pay out of pocket (OOP). Even among those who have the ability to pay, their willingness and financial ability to undergo multiple cycles of ART often depends on OOP payments incurred. However, due to the desire for a child, couples are often ready to make significant financial sacrifices often beyond their means. Couples are frequently willing to suffer catastrophic financial hardship instead of forgoing infertility care, resulting in negative economic consequences. Evidence suggests that in the absence of mechanisms for risk protection, OOP payments can push households into poverty.

Conditions

Burden, Infertility

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

infertile women

women suffering from infertility

economic and psychological burden

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

measuring the economic and psychological burden of infertility

fertile women

women having children not suffering from infertility.

economic and psychological burden

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

measuring the economic and psychological burden of infertility

Interventions

economic and psychological burden

measuring the economic and psychological burden of infertility

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• • reproductive age group 15 - 49

• Duration of marriage not less than 1 year.
• Has regular sexual intercourse without the functional use of contraceptive methods.
• Free from any other debilitating chronic illness.

Exclusion Criteria

• Women who have any previous psychological disease or treatment

• Minimum Eligible Age: 15 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 49 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Assiut University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Marwa Abdelmalek Abdallah

assistant lecturer

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Omaima ELGibaly, Professor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Professor at Public Health and Community Medicine Faculty of Medicine- Assiut University

Central Contacts

Marwa Orabi, Assistant lecturer

Role: CONTACT

Marwa.ma72@aun.med.edu.eg

01063495239

Heba Mahmoud, Assistant professor

Role: CONTACT

hebamahmoud@aun.edu.eg

01004574523

References

Poddar S, Sanyal N, Mukherjee U. Psychological profile of women with infertility: A comparative study. Ind Psychiatry J. 2014 Jul-Dec;23(2):117-26. doi: 10.4103/0972-6748.151682.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 25788801 (View on PubMed)

Dyer SJ, Sherwood K, McIntyre D, Ataguba JE. Catastrophic payment for assisted reproduction techniques with conventional ovarian stimulation in the public health sector of South Africa: frequency and coping strategies. Hum Reprod. 2013 Oct;28(10):2755-64. doi: 10.1093/humrep/det290. Epub 2013 Jul 21.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 23878180 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

burden of infertility on women

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id