Factors Affecting Late Infertility Examination

[摘要] Background:   Infertility is the inability of a couple to get pregnant after 12 months of regular sexual intercourse at least 2-3 times a week with­out using contraception. Delay in the examina­tion will have a bad impact considering that in­creas­ing age will affect the success of the hand­ling of infertility, especially in women so it is neces­sary to know the factors that influence the delay of the initial examination in order to be over­come. This study aims to determine the factors that influence the late infertility examin­ation. Subjects and Method: This was an analytic observational study with a cross sectional design. The study was conducted at Sekar Polyclinic, Dr. Moewardi Hospital, Surakarta, Central Java, from June to August 2019. A sample of 90 out­patients was selected by purposive sampling. The depen­­dent variable was late infertility exami­nation. The independent variables were family sup­port, knowledge, accessibility, and education. The data was collected by medical record and question­­naire. The data were analyzed by a multiple logistic regression. Results: Late infertility examination decreased with strong family support (OR= 0.20; 95% CI= 0.06 to 0.62; p= 0.006), high knowledge (OR= 0.29; 95% CI= 0.09 to 0.92; p= 0.036), good accessibility (OR= 0.18; 95% CI= 0.05 to 0.59; p= 0.005), and high education (OR= 3.41; 95% CI= 0.95 to 12.17; p= 0.059). Conclusion: Late infertility examination decreases with strong family support, high know­ledge, good accessibility, and high education.

[学科分类] 食品科学和技术

[关键词] infertility examination;family sup­port;accessibility;knowledge