Domestic Violence against Infertile Women

Sharifi, Farid; Jamali, Jamshid; Larki, Mona; Roudsari, Robab Latifnejad

doi:10.18295/squmj.5.2021.075

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“…A meta-analysis by Sharifi et al 36 revealed that 14-88% of infertile women experienced domestic violence. Nevertheless, we can conclude that knowledge, attitudes, and men's practices regarding male infertility did not necessarily affect a couple's decision on which type of doctor to see or who should get examined first.…”

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding male infertility: A cross-sectional study among infertile couples visiting fertility clinics in Indonesia’s urban areas

Mushlih,

Adli,

Araysi

et al. 2023

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Background: In many countries, the stereotype that women are to blame for infertility in relationships remains prevalent, even though approximately half of the cases are caused by male factors. This study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of infertile couples in urban areas with regard to male infertility. Methods: A web-based survey was conducted among infertile couples who visited fertility clinics in three cities in Indonesia. Sociodemographic information and knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding male infertility were obtained through self-reported questionnaires. Results: A total of 378 participants completed the questionnaire (210 men and 177 women); 66.9% had good knowledge, 72.5% had positive attitudes, and 70.1% had good practices related to male infertility. Knowledge moderately correlated with attitudes (r = 0.280, p = 0.016), whereas the correlation with practices was not significant (r = 0.140, p = 0.186). The correlation between attitudes and practices was moderate (r = 0.251, p = 0.031). Among all participants, 82% visited an obstetrician-gynecologist first. A total of 39.9% of fertility examinations were conducted first on the wife, 11.4% on the husband, and 48.7% on both. Conclusion: Most participants in our study at fertility clinics in urban areas visited an obstetrician-gynecologist first rather than a urologist, despite having good knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding male infertility. The government needs to conduct health education and further public health efforts regarding male infertility to reduce the negative stigma and misperceptions about infertility in society.

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding male infertility: A cross-sectional study among infertile couples visiting fertility clinics in Indonesia’s urban areas

Mushlih,

Adli,

Araysi

et al. 2023

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“…[33][34][35] Women are the most victimized group and experience domestic violence worldwide because of complications related to infertility. 36 Societal beliefs in African communities dictate that it is the responsibility of a woman to raise children. Stigmatization related to not fulfilling this role affects women's mental well-being, and some may also experience gender-based violence 31,37,38 as infertility plays an important role in cases of increased gender-based violence in Africa and other regions.…”

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Male Infertility: A Retrospective Review of Laboratory Charts at a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Nairobi City County

2024

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Background: Globally, approximately 50 million couples experience one form of infertility, and 10 million cases of subfertility have been reported in sub-Saharan Africa. Infertility is characterized by a lack of clinical conception among couples who live together for more than one year with regular coitus, without the use of contraception. Factors related to fertility vary by sex and geographical region. These factors include age, lifestyle, infectious diseases, and genetic disorders. In African culture, children are considered a simple inheritance and a measure of masculinity, so efforts are needed to address the growing problem of male infertility in this context. Objective: To determine the prevalence of male infertility among adult men seeking semen analysis services in a tertiary teaching hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that involved a retrospective review of archived electronic data in the hospital information system. These data were from male patients who visited the laboratory with a request for semen analysis between January 2016 and December 2020. A checklist was used to extract data related to sociodemographic factors and laboratory results (age, seminal volume, and diagnosis). Results: The average age of the male clients seen during the review period was 36±8 years, with the majority aged 31-40 years n= 996 (46.7%). The youngest was 21 years old, and the oldest was 70 years old. The total prevalence of seminal abnormalities was 1628 (77%) of the 2131 electronic data that was reviewed. Only 502 (23%) of the patients had a normal seminal diagnosis. Most clients exhibited at least one form of seminal abnormalities, such as asthenospermia 913 (43%), oligospermia 441 (21%), and azoospermia 272 (13%). There was a statistically significant association between age and seminal abnormality (X 2 = 31.393, P=.013). A significant association was also found between seminal volume and abnormalities (X 2 = 94.538, P=.000). Conclusion: Our findings showed that there were some seminal abnormalities among Kenyan men in Nairobi County. More effort is required to identify the cause of this increase in seminal abnormalities. Initiation of health interventions to reduce this burden of infertility may be necessary. Peer Reviewed Acknowledgments:The authors thank Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery for giving us time to collect the data for this study. The authors also thank our departmental colleagues for their encouragement and help in conceptualising this study.

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“…Infertility not only increases the risk of mental illness, pregnancy complications, and chronic diseases but also increases the risk of offspring developing diseases, such as mental retardation [4][5][6]. Moreover, infertility can cause discrimination, tension in marital relationships, domestic violence and breakdown of marriages [7][8][9]. With the development of science and technology, the accessibility and effectiveness of infertility treatment have improved.…”

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Mediating effects of DNA methylation on the association of sleep quality with infertility among women of childbearing age

Tang

Gan

Wang

et al. 2023

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Background To investigate the association between sleep quality and infertility in Chinese females and to explore the mediating effects of DNA methylation. Methods This study was based on the Reproductive Health of Childbearing Couples - Anhui Cohort (RHCC-AC) study in China. We used the Illumina Infinium Human Methylation 850k BeadChip to detect changes in DNA methylation in peripheral blood samples. Here, we compared the relationship between female sleep characteristics and infertility in females with anovulatory infertility (n = 43) and healthy female controls (n = 43). A total of 753 354 CpG sites were included in the final analysis. We identified differentially methylated sites between cases and controls using the R package ChAMP. The R package “mediation” Bayesian estimation method was used to investigate the mediation effect between sleep quality and infertility among women. Results Of the 753 354 probes on the EPIC Beadchips analyzed, a total of 763 differentially methylated CpG sites corresponding to 476 genes were identified, including 540 hypermethylated sites and 223 hypomethylated sites. Difficulty falling asleep was a risk factor for infertility in females, and a causal mediation effect of DNA methylation sites was found (cg07675898, cg08298632 and cg15500907). Conclusions These results suggest that DNA methylation sites play a significant role between difficulty falling asleep and infertility in women, and a total of three methylation sites (cg07675898, cg08298632 and cg15500907) were found to be mediating variables. With the help of causal mediation analysis, the mediation effect of DNA methylation between difficulty falling asleep and female infertility provided new clues for the prevention and treatment of female infertility.

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Domestic Violence against Infertile Women

Cited by 16 publications

References 41 publications

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding male infertility: A cross-sectional study among infertile couples visiting fertility clinics in Indonesia’s urban areas

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding male infertility: A cross-sectional study among infertile couples visiting fertility clinics in Indonesia’s urban areas

Male Infertility: A Retrospective Review of Laboratory Charts at a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Nairobi City County

Mediating effects of DNA methylation on the association of sleep quality with infertility among women of childbearing age

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