A study to assess the level of stress among women with infertility at selected infertility centres of Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Abstract

Background and Objectives: Infertility is a global health issues. Inability to have a child is stressful and affects all aspects of couple’s lives. The aim of the study was to assess the level of stress among women with infertility. Materials and Methods: A non-experimental, uni-variant descriptive survey design was used which included 200 infertile women in two infertility centres of Dehradun. The self-developed Likert stress scale was administered to all the participants. Result: The descriptive and inferential statistics were used in this study. In this study according to their age, 82% were in the age group of (25-34) years. Out of 200 respondents, majority of women, 144 (72%) had severe stress followed by 56 (28%) had moderate stress. The levels of stress had significant association with type of family and span of infertility. Conclusion: Relationship between stress and infertility has been debated for years. Women with infertility report elevated levels of anxiety and depression, so it is clear that infertility causes stress.