CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE ON INFERTILITY IN TURKISH SOCIETY: THE ISTANBUL SAMPLE

Abstract

The objective of this study was to find out what people in the community knew about infertility, as well as their attitudes and opinions regarding it. This cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted between November 2019 and April 2020 with 711 people (511 females and 200 males). To collect the study data, the researchers used the "Descriptive Information Form" and the "Attitude towards Infertility Scale" (ATIS).The majority of the participants stated that it was important to have a child, 28.4% stated that they were worried about having a child in the future. It was determined that 22.9% of the participants defined infertility as not having a child in less than one year, and 82.4% of them thought that infertility was a treatable problem. The mean score of ATIS was found to be 48.69±6.8. There was a significant difference between The ATIS score and age, marital status, and the number of live children. The number of children desired and the priority placed on having children were found to have a weak negative correlation. It was discovered as a result of the research that there was a favorable attitude regarding infertility. Furthermore, it was discovered that having a child was significant and that as the value placed on having a child increased, so did the negative attitude toward infertility.

Keywords

• Infertility
• Culture
• Society
• Knowledge
• Attitude

TÜRK TOPLUMUNDA İNFERTİLİTEYE KÜLTÜREL BAKIŞ: İSTANBUL ÖRNEKLEMİ

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, toplumun infertiliteye ilişkin bilgi, tutum ve görüşlerinin incelenmesidir. Bu kesitsel tanımlayıcı çalışma, Kasım 2019 ile Nisan 2020 arasında 711 kişiyle (511 kadın ve 200 erkek) gerçekleştirildi. Araştırma verilerin toplanmasında, “Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu” ve “İnfertiliteye Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği” (İYTÖ) kullanıldı. Katılımcıların çoğunluğu çocuk sahibi olmanın önemli olduğunu, %28,4’ü gelecekte çocuk sahibi olamama endişesi taşıdığını belirtti. Katılımcıların %22.9'unun infertiliteyi bir yıldan az süredir çocuk sahibi olamama durumu olarak tanımladığı ve %82.4'ünün infertilitenin tedavi edilebilir bir sorun olduğunu düşündüğü belirlendi. İYTÖ puan ortalaması 48,69±6,8 olarak bulundu. İYTÖ puanı ile yaş, medeni durum ve çocuk sayısı arasında anlamlı fark vardı. İstenen çocuk sayısı ile çocuk sahibi olmaya verilen önem arasında zayıf bir negatif ilişki bulundu. Araştırma sonucunda infertilite konusunda olumlu bir tutumun olduğu satandı. Ayrıca çocuk sahibi olmanın önemli olduğu ve çocuk sahibi olmaya verilen değer arttıkça infertiliteye yönelik olumsuz tutumun da arttığı saptandı.

Keywords

• İnfertilite
• Kültür
• Toplum
• Bilgi
• Tutum

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