Comparison of Knowledge on Infertility among Infertile Couples

Abstract

Background: “The best thing in life is free unless you have Infertility” Infertility is a disease that results in the abnormal functioning of the male or female reproductive system. It is a problem of global proportions, affecting on an average 8-12% of couples worldwide. Aims and objectives: The aim of the study is to assess the level of knowledge on infertility among infertile couples of rural and urban community and make comparison of knowledge between them. Material and method: The research design is non experimental descriptive comparative design. The research approach is a Quantitative approach with a view to assess the level of knowledge by pre-test on infertility among infertile couples. In the present study 80 infertile couples (40 from rural and 40 from urban) selected using Non-probability convenience sampling technique. Results: Mean percentage of 50.8% was obtained in the “rural area” with mean and SD of 17.28 ± 3.4 and mean percentage of 61.8% was obtained in the “urban area” with mean and SD of 21.00 ± 3.1. The ‘t’ Test value was 5.12* (Significant at 5% level). Conclusion: In present study, assess the level of knowledge on infertility among infertile couples of selected rural and urban community and made comparison on level of knowledge, that the urban infertile couples have more knowledge on infertility as compare with rural infertile couples. So the hypothesis (RH1) is accepted and research hypothesis (RH2) is partially accepted.