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'Zero is not good for me': implications of infertility in Ghana

Author(s) -

Jasmine Fledderjohann

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

human reproduction

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446

H-Index - 226

eISSN - 1460-2350

pISSN - 0268-1161

DOI - 10.1093/humrep/des035

Subject(s) - infertility , blame , mental health , psychology , social stigma , distress , childlessness , medicine , fertility , clinical psychology , social psychology , psychiatry , pregnancy , population , family medicine , environmental health , genetics , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , biology

Given the high value placed on children in sub-Saharan Africa, previous research suggests that infertility increases the risk of psychological distress and marital conflict, encourages risky sexual behavior and deprives infertile individuals and couples of an important source of economic and social capital. This paper explores the implications of infertility for women in Ghana, West Africa.

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