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Socio‐biological factors influencing infertility in a rural Nigerian community
Author(s) -
Ebomoyi E.,
Adetoro O.O.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(90)90653-3
Subject(s) - infertility , medicine , primary infertility , rural area , developing country , primary health care , primary care , environmental health , demography , family medicine , gynecology , pregnancy , population , economic growth , biology , genetics , pathology , sociology , economics
An assessment of factors influencing infertility in a rural Nigerian community revealed a prevalence rate of 12.9% primary infertility. Secondary infertility among the subjects was 54.1%. Age, education and religion of respondents had statistically significant influence on infertility (P < 0.05) but not income (P > 0.05). The correlation between age of respondents and infertility was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Primary health care efforts aimed at implementing maternal and child health care should explore the traditional customs on infertility in rural areas of developing countries.