1Professor, Deptt. of Community Medicine, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad
2PG, Deptt. of Community Medicine, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad
3Professor & Head, Deptt. of Community Medicine, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad
*Corresponding author: Dr. Khurshid Parveen, Professor, Deptt.of Community Medicine, MLN Medical College, Allahabad E mail Id- drkparveen@gmail.com Mobile: 09452102609
Online published on 26 September, 2019.
Childbearing is an extremely important event in every human's life and is strongly associated with the ultimate goals of completeness and family integration.. Infertility can threaten a woman's identity, status and economic security and consequently, be a major source of anxiety leading to lowered self-esteem. Infertile couples have high negative feelings and poor social support.1
The present study was done with the following objectives: 1. To study the socio demographic profile of eligible couple in study population. 2. Find out the various medical factors associated with infertility.
The present study was a cross sectional descriptive study was conducted on eligible couples of urban and rural areas of Allahabad district. Data was collected by a structured questionnaire designed for the purpose.
A total of 422 couples were studied from urban and rural areas each. Majority of the couples in both rural and urban areas belonged to 26-35yrs of age. Association between infertility and education of females, and their occupation were statistically significant. In urban area most common cause of infertility was semen abnormality followed by PCOD, in rural area PID and STIs/RTIs, followed by tubal factors and semen factors.
Infertility, Rural, Urban, and medical causes of infertility
