A Descriptive Study To Assess The Knowledge And Attitude Regarding In Vitro Fertilization (Ivf) Among Infertile Couples In Gynaecology Opd Of Smgs Hospital, Jammu (J&K)

Abstract

Infertility affects both men and women of reproductive age in all parts of the world. In some regions infertility is found to be widespread and its prevalence reaching such proportions that it can be considered a public health problem affecting the life of the whole society.  In India, 18.5% of married women are childless. As a whole there are 5.6% of woman in the 30-49 age group who are childless and the percentage in rural and urban areas are almost the same. Knowledge about infertility is inadequate in many parts of the world. A global survey from 10 countries revealed that knowledge regarding fertility and biology of reproduction was poor. The desire for motherhood leads the couple to search for the possible alternative solutions for infertility such as surrogacy, ZIFT, GIFT and IVF. Among all of these, IVF itself presents the most viable and reliable alternative for infertility. The present conducted to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding in vitro fertilization among infertile couples in gynaecology OPD of SMGS Hospital, Jammu. The sample consisted of 100 infertile couples. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the subjects. Socio-demographic profile, a structured knowledge questionnaire and a attitude scale regarding IVF was used to collect personal information. The results revealed that majority (87%) of infertile couples had average knowledge, (11%) had good knowledge and only (2%) had poor knowledge regarding IVF. Majority (62%) of infertile couples had negative attitude and only (38%) had positive attitude regarding IVF.