An Assessment of Infertility in a Rural Area

Authors

  • Roy Ann Sherrod University of Alabama

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14574/ojrnhc.v4i1.214

Abstract

Objective: The incidence of infertility is increasing steadily and is not restricted to any geographic area. An assessment of infertility in rural areas was made to determine if there was a difference in infertility rates and related factors between urban and rural groups.
Design: Survey research methodologies were used.
Setting: Phone interviews were conducted to collect data in the homes of subjects who were 18 years or older.
Results: Descriptive statistics were used to analyze data. There was a statistically significant difference in the number of urban and rural subjects who were infertile (p=.05) in this sample. Rural infertile subjects were less satisfied with their health care provider if they sought treatment for infertility. Additionally, the sample of total rural citizens had to travel longer to their health care provider.
Conclusion: There are differences related to infertility for rural and urban groups. Implications for health care providers and policy makers include providing enhanced reproductive services to rural citizens.

Downloads

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2004)

Section

Articles

License

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share (for non-commerical purposes) the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).