Abstract: Infertility is being considered as the worldwide health problem however the level of knowledge among them is still poor. It has also been observed that most couples have a basic knowledge of factors affecting fertility, also the options that are available for women with infertility.
Aim : This study aims to assess the level of knowledge of adult women in Mambang village and several factors that might influence their level of knowledge.
Method : This study is an analytical crossectional study, which using a primary source of data from electronic questionnaires. Women from Mambang Village, Tabanan, Bali who aged from 20 to 40 years old are included in this study. Those who are voluntarily refusing to participate in this study are excluded from this study.
Result : The level of knowledge about women infertility in Mambang Village is still low with only 36.2% of participant who are considered as having a high level of knowledge about infertility. We assess the correlation between the women’ age, occupation, education background and family socio-economic status. It is found that there are a low significant correlation between women’ occupation and the level of knowledge about infertility (r=0.330; p=0.020). There are no significant correlation between the rest variables.
Conclusion : The level of knowledge about women infertility is still low in Mambang Village. Women’ occupation might influence their level of knowledge about infertility. Further longitudinal study should be done to assess the risk factor of low level of knowledge among Mambang Village’ adult women.
Keywords: infertility, female reproduction, knowledge of infertility.
Title: THE KNOWLEDGE OF ADULT WOMEN IN MAMBANG VILLAGE ABOUT FEMALE INFERTILITY
Author: Dhaanavendharanpuvanthiran, Bagus Komang Satriyasa, I Made jawi, Suchindradewi
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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