ISSN: 2161-0932
Bamgboye M Afolabi
Health, Environment and Development Foundation,
34 Montgomery Road, Yaba, Lagos
Nigeria
Research Article
Author(s): Esther Odiete, Abayomi Ajayi, Bamgboye M Afolabi, Victor Ajayi, Oluwafunmilola Biobaku and Ifeoluwa OyetunjiEsther Odiete, Abayomi Ajayi, Bamgboye M Afolabi, Victor Ajayi, Oluwafunmilola Biobaku and Ifeoluwa Oyetunji
Background: In-vitro fertilization treatment can be a stressful experience to infertile women and couples.
Objective: To evaluate anxiety levels of infertile women who consulted for In-vitro fertilization. Spousal support is discussed.
Method: Participants were 172 infertile women, accompanied by spouses or not and either debutant or repeating In-vitro fertilization procedure. State-Trait Anxiety Inventory was adopted and modified to measure individual woman’s and couple’s level of anxiety during the session. Responses were recorded on Likert’s scale of 0 (no anxiety) to 3 (severe anxiety).
Result: The means (±sd) of age (years), body mass index (kg/m2), duration of marriage (years) and duration of infertility (years) of the patients were 38.0 (6.0), 27.8 (5... View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-0932.1000393