ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING INFERTILITY AND ITS TREATMENT AMONG MARRIED WOMEN, HARIDWAR. UTTARAKHAND

Author Name: 1. Pooja Saini 2. Dr Anjana William 3. Ruchi

Volume/Issue: 02/07

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/01.2022-69727216/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Nursing Lecturer, Shri Swami Bhumanand College of Nursing, Haridwar (Uttarakhand), India
2. Professor, H.O.D (Mental Health Department) Shri Swami Bhumanand College of Nursing, Haridwar (Uttarakhand), India
3. Associate Professor H.O.D (OBG) Shri Swami Bhumanand College of Nursing, Haridwar (Uttarakhand), India

ABSTRACT

Childbearing and the rising of children are extremely important events in every human’s life and are strongly associated with the ultimate goals of completeness, happiness and family integration. The study aimed to determine the level of knowledge regarding infertility, causes and treatment modalities. Quantitative non-experimental survey design was used for the study. Fifty married women who were attending the gyane OPD at the time of data collection participated in the study. A self-structured knowledge questionnaire and demographic profile were used to collect the data. All the participants were educated but had poor knowledge regarding infertility. The majority 70% of the participants were between the age group of 23 to 34 years. Almost all 96% were house managers, which could be the reason for not knowing about infertility and its management. Infertility is treatable if the individual identifies it at early stages and come out of social taboos for the treatment. Science has advanced and has answers for almost all incurable diseases.

Key words: knowledge regarding Infertility, Married women