Prevalence, Associated Factors and Psychosocial Consequences of Infertility Among Women of Reproductive Age in Conakry, Guinea

Niouma Nestor Leno; Kadio Jean-Jacques Olivier Kadio; Alioune Camara; Zeze Charles Romuald Bley; Djaky Armande Olivia Ehora; Adoum Aganaye; Alexandre Delamou

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Prevalence, Associated Factors and Psychosocial Consequences of Infertility Among Women of Reproductive Age in Conakry, Guinea

Niouma Nestor Leno, Kadio Jean-Jacques Olivier Kadio, Alioune Camara, Zeze Charles Romuald Bley, Djaky Armande Olivia Ehora, Adoum Aganaye, Alexandre Delamou

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Introduction: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of infertility among women of reproductive age in Conakry, to identify its explanatory factors and to assess its psychosocial consequences among victims. Methods: This was a 6-month cross-sectional study from 18 June to 18 November 2021 involving 4,910 women of childbearing age (15-49 years) in the five municipalities of Conakry. Medians were used to summarise quantitative variables, and proportions were used to summarise categorical variables. Multivariate logistic regression was used to investigate factors associated with infertility (p-value ≤ 0.05). GHQ-28 questionnaire items were used to assess the psychosocial impact of infertility in female victims. Results: The overall prevalence of infertility was 17.8% (5.40% primary and 12.4% secondary infertility). Risk factors associated with infertility were non-education (AOR: 6.146; CI: [4.961 - 7.614]), sexually transmitted infections (AOR: 2.461; CI: [1.997 - 3.033]), (AOR: 3.141; CI: [2.291 - 4.307]), salpingitis (AOR: 4.766; AOR: [3.165 - 7.177]), ovarian cystectomies (AOR: 3.286; CI: [2.008 - 5.376]), uterine myomas (AOR: 3.141; CI: [2.291 - 4.307]) and induced abortions (AOR: 3.372; CI: [2.556 - 4.448]). Social stress, feelings of spousal rejection, anxiety, insomnia, somatic injury, depression and psychosocial dysfunction were the main psychosocial consequences of infertility in the women who experienced it. Conclusion: This study showed the importance of the problem of infertility among women of childbearing age in Conakry. It also helped to understand the need to set up and/or strengthen prevention and care interventions (medical and psychosocial) for victims of infertility. Another study taking into account the clinical and Para clinical explorations of women and men improved the understanding of the phenomenon of infertility in Guinea.

Published in	World Journal of Public Health (Volume 7, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.wjph.20220704.17
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Infertility, Prevalence, Associated Factors, Psychosocial Consequences, Women of Childbearing Age, Conakry

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Niouma Nestor Leno, Kadio Jean-Jacques Olivier Kadio, Alioune Camara, Zeze Charles Romuald Bley, Djaky Armande Olivia Ehora, et al. Prevalence, Associated Factors and Psychosocial Consequences of Infertility Among Women of Reproductive Age in Conakry, Guinea. World J Public Health. 2022;7(4):166-176. doi: 10.11648/j.wjph.20220704.17

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Niouma Nestor Leno

African Center of Excellence for Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases (CEA-PCMT), Conakry, Guinea
Kadio Jean-Jacques Olivier Kadio

Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences and Techniques, Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea
Alioune Camara

African Center of Excellence for Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases (CEA-PCMT), Conakry, Guinea
Zeze Charles Romuald Bley

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Techniques, Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea
Djaky Armande Olivia Ehora

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Techniques, Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea
Adoum Aganaye

Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Techniques, Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea
Alexandre Delamou

African Center of Excellence for Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases (CEA-PCMT), Conakry, Guinea

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Niouma Nestor Leno, Kadio Jean-Jacques Olivier Kadio, Alioune Camara, Zeze Charles Romuald Bley, Djaky Armande Olivia Ehora, et al. Prevalence, Associated Factors and Psychosocial Consequences of Infertility Among Women of Reproductive Age in Conakry, Guinea. World J Public Health. 2022;7(4):166-176. doi: 10.11648/j.wjph.20220704.17

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  abstract = {Introduction: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of infertility among women of reproductive age in Conakry, to identify its explanatory factors and to assess its psychosocial consequences among victims. Methods: This was a 6-month cross-sectional study from 18 June to 18 November 2021 involving 4,910 women of childbearing age (15-49 years) in the five municipalities of Conakry. Medians were used to summarise quantitative variables, and proportions were used to summarise categorical variables. Multivariate logistic regression was used to investigate factors associated with infertility (p-value ≤ 0.05). GHQ-28 questionnaire items were used to assess the psychosocial impact of infertility in female victims. Results: The overall prevalence of infertility was 17.8% (5.40% primary and 12.4% secondary infertility). Risk factors associated with infertility were non-education (AOR: 6.146; CI: [4.961 - 7.614]), sexually transmitted infections (AOR: 2.461; CI: [1.997 - 3.033]), (AOR: 3.141; CI: [2.291 - 4.307]), salpingitis (AOR: 4.766; AOR: [3.165 - 7.177]), ovarian cystectomies (AOR: 3.286; CI: [2.008 - 5.376]), uterine myomas (AOR: 3.141; CI: [2.291 - 4.307]) and induced abortions (AOR: 3.372; CI: [2.556 - 4.448]). Social stress, feelings of spousal rejection, anxiety, insomnia, somatic injury, depression and psychosocial dysfunction were the main psychosocial consequences of infertility in the women who experienced it. Conclusion: This study showed the importance of the problem of infertility among women of childbearing age in Conakry. It also helped to understand the need to set up and/or strengthen prevention and care interventions (medical and psychosocial) for victims of infertility. Another study taking into account the clinical and Para clinical explorations of women and men improved the understanding of the phenomenon of infertility in Guinea.},
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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Prevalence, Associated Factors and Psychosocial Consequences of Infertility Among Women of Reproductive Age in Conakry, Guinea
AU  - Niouma Nestor Leno
AU  - Kadio Jean-Jacques Olivier Kadio
AU  - Alioune Camara
AU  - Zeze Charles Romuald Bley
AU  - Djaky Armande Olivia Ehora
AU  - Adoum Aganaye
AU  - Alexandre Delamou
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AB  - Introduction: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of infertility among women of reproductive age in Conakry, to identify its explanatory factors and to assess its psychosocial consequences among victims. Methods: This was a 6-month cross-sectional study from 18 June to 18 November 2021 involving 4,910 women of childbearing age (15-49 years) in the five municipalities of Conakry. Medians were used to summarise quantitative variables, and proportions were used to summarise categorical variables. Multivariate logistic regression was used to investigate factors associated with infertility (p-value ≤ 0.05). GHQ-28 questionnaire items were used to assess the psychosocial impact of infertility in female victims. Results: The overall prevalence of infertility was 17.8% (5.40% primary and 12.4% secondary infertility). Risk factors associated with infertility were non-education (AOR: 6.146; CI: [4.961 - 7.614]), sexually transmitted infections (AOR: 2.461; CI: [1.997 - 3.033]), (AOR: 3.141; CI: [2.291 - 4.307]), salpingitis (AOR: 4.766; AOR: [3.165 - 7.177]), ovarian cystectomies (AOR: 3.286; CI: [2.008 - 5.376]), uterine myomas (AOR: 3.141; CI: [2.291 - 4.307]) and induced abortions (AOR: 3.372; CI: [2.556 - 4.448]). Social stress, feelings of spousal rejection, anxiety, insomnia, somatic injury, depression and psychosocial dysfunction were the main psychosocial consequences of infertility in the women who experienced it. Conclusion: This study showed the importance of the problem of infertility among women of childbearing age in Conakry. It also helped to understand the need to set up and/or strengthen prevention and care interventions (medical and psychosocial) for victims of infertility. Another study taking into account the clinical and Para clinical explorations of women and men improved the understanding of the phenomenon of infertility in Guinea.
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