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Abstract
Aim:Family function and husband support can impact depression severity in women with infertility disorder. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of family function and husband support on depression severity among women with infertility disorder at the fertility clinics of a University Teaching Hospital, South-South, Nigeria.Methodology:A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among 341 female respondents attending the University of Benin Teaching Hospital fertility clinics over a 3-month period, using a semistructured interviewer administered questionnaire. Data obtained were analyzed.Result:Respondents mean age was 36 ± 5.3 years. The overall prevalence for depression in this study was 42.5% with a breakdown of 64.2%, 30.4% and 5.4% of these depressed participants having mild, moderate and severe depression, respectively. Family dysfunction had a statistically significant relationship with severity of depression in women with infertility (p < 0.001). A statistically significant relationship was established between poor husband support and the severity of depression (p < 0.001).Conclusion:Depression is highly prevalent among women with infertility disorder, severe depression was associated with family dysfunction. Good family function would reduce the severity of depression.
Highlights
We postulated that depression is highly prevalent among women with infertility
We believed that poor family functioning and lack of good support from husbands of such women could be associated with increased incidence of depression and increased severity
This study has demonstrated that majority of the participants (94.6%) have mild-to-moderate depression and so the use of psychotherapy with or without pharmacotherapy could address this problem
Summary
Function and husband support can impact depression severity in women with infertility disorder. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of family function and husband support on depression severity among women with infertility disorder at the fertility clinics of a University Teaching Hospital, South-South, Nigeria. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of family function and husband support on depression severity among women undergoing treatment for infertility disorder at the fertility clinic of University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Benin City, Edo State Nigeria
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