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Infertility-related perceptions and responses and their associations with quality of life among rural chinese infertile couples.

Lau JT, Wang Q, Cheng Y, Kim JH, Yang X, Tsui HY

Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. jlau@cuhk.edu.hk

An anonymous cross-sectional survey interviewed 192 infertile couples consulting a family planning clinic in rural China. Of them, over 30% believed that childless couples could not live well, 80% desired to have a child very badly, over 60% pressured themselves or spouse due to infertility, and over 50% felt pressured when having sex. Furthermore, 19.8% of men and 37.5% of women felt that infertility is humiliating for women. A multivariate analyses showed that a lower income, a worsened spousal relationship, infertility related perceptions, pressuring oneself or spouse due to infertility, and a strong desire for children were significantly associated with a lowered quality of life. Gender differences were also observed.

Published 9 April 2008 in J Sex Marital Ther, 34(3): 248-67.
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