Quality of Life Among Fertile and Infertile Women

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doi
10.5812/ijpbs.5641
چکیده

Background: Quality of life is an important indicator for the assessment of individual health, decision-making, and passing judgment on the overall health of the community. Objectives: This study aimed at comparing the quality of life among fertile and infertile women and the factors affecting it. Results: Almost 10.1% of the participants reported low and very low quality of life, 38.6% reported average, and 51.3% reported good or very good quality of life. No significant difference was observed in the level of quality of life in fertile and infertile women (P = 0.8). The subscale mean scores of physical functioning and physical role limitation were significantly lower, and the mean scores of mental health and general health were higher in the fertile women than in the infertile. Conclusions: The results of the present study revealed that infertile women had significantly lower mean scores in the subscales of mental health and general health than the fertile women.