Functional status and quality of life of women with infertility in Southern Ghana: A cross-sectional study
Stella Sarpomaa Oppong,
Florence Naab,
Richard Adjei Akuffo
et al.
Abstract:Background: The desire to have children seems more intense in cultures that perceive childbearing as the primary reason for marriage. In such cultures, infertility reduces the functional status of women.
Objective: This study investigated the relationship between functional status and quality of life of women with infertility in selected fertility centres in Ghana.
Methods: A total of 167 women were recruited from four infertility treatment hospitals in Southern Ghana. Two standardised questionnaires were u… Show more
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