Infertility and associated factors in three hospitals in Douala, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study.
Afr Health Sci
; 20(4): 1985-1995, 2020 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
We determined the prevalence and factors associated with couple infertility in three hospitals in Douala, Cameroon.METHODS:
We conducted a cross-sectional study from December 18th 2015 to March 18th 2016 in three public hospitals in Douala. Three hundred and sixty participants were studied prospectively for associated factors using a multivariate logistic regression model and 4732 files were studied retrospectively for the prevalence of infertility. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05.RESULTS:
The prevalence of couple infertility was 19.2%. In logistic models, the factors which independently increased the risk of couple infertility were a history of reproductive tract infection/STI, a history of uterine fibroids, a history of dysmenorrhea and abortion for the females while for males it was a history of mumps, erectile dysfunction and exposure to chemicals/toxic substances/pesticides.CONCLUSION:
One in every five couples in this study was infertile. Several factors affect the risks associated with couple infertility. The identification of these factors could help detect subgroups of couples at high risk of infertility. Reproductive health education, screening programmes for STI's that may lead to infertility should be offered to couples.Palabras clave
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Composición Familiar
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Disfunción Eréctil
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Infertilidad Femenina
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Infertilidad Masculina
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Afr Health Sci
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Camerún