The Relationship Between Fertile and Infertile Women’s Fertility Knowledge and Perceived Stress Levels

Hilal Karadeniz; Ali Yavuzcan; Nurdan Demirci

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The Relationship Between Fertile and Infertile Women’s Fertility Knowledge and Perceived Stress Levels

Abstract

Objective: Although infertility is not a life-threatening problem, it is considered a stressful life event for couples or individuals due to the meaning that society places on having children. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the knowledge levels regarding fertility health and perceived stress levels of women with and without fertility problems and to identify the demographic factors influencing these outcomes. Methods: The data of this cross-sectional study were collected at an university hospital between October 2022 and February 2023. A personal information form, Perceived Stress Scale and Fertility Health Knowledge Scale were used as data collection tools. Results: A positive correlation was found between the perceived stress level and fertility knowledge (p=0.046 and p<0.05). It was found that infertile women in the late reproductive period (≥35 years) (p=0.006 and p<0.05), infertile women with a high school education (p = 0.008 and p<0.05) and university/higher education (p=0.035 and p<0.05) had significantly higher perceived stress level than fertile women. Infertile women in the early reproductive (<25), mid reproductive (25-34) and late reproductive (≥35) periods had higher fertility knowledge than fertile women. Infertile women who were not working (housewife) (p=0.001 and p<0.05) or labourer (p = 0.003 and p<0.05) had more fertility knowledge than fertile women. Conclusion: Fertility knowledge and perceived stress levels were higher in infertile women than in fertile women. As the perceived stress level of infertile women increases, the level of fertility knowledge also increases.

Keywords

Fertility, infertility, knowledge, stress, women

Supporting Institution

The authors declared that this study received no financial support.

Ethical Statement

Ethics committee approval was obtained from the Duzce University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Date: 03 October 2022, No: 2022/157).

Thanks

We would like to thank all the women who participated in the study and the hospital administration for their permission to conduct it.

Fertil ve İnfertil Kadınların Doğurganlık Bilgisi ve Algıladıkları Stres Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişki

Abstract

Amaç: İnfertilite, yaşamı tehdit eden bir sorun olmasa da toplumun çocuk sahibi olmaya yüklediği anlam nedeniyle çiftler veya bireyler için stresli bir yaşam olayı olarak kabul edilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, doğurganlık sorunu olan ve olmayan kadınların fertilite sağlığına yönelik bilgi düzeyi ve algıladıkları stres düzeyi arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek ve bunları etkileyen demografik faktörleri belirlemektir. Yöntemler: Kesitsel tipteki bu çalışmanın verileri bir üniversite hastanesinde Ekim 2022-Şubat 2023 tarihleri arasında toplanmıştır. Veri toplama araçları olarak; kişisel bilgi formu, Algılanan Stres Ölçeği (ASÖ) ve Fertilite Sağlığı Bilgi Ölçeği (FSBÖ) kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Algılanan stres düzeyi ile doğurganlık bilgisi arasında pozitif korelasyon bulunmuştur (p=0.046 ve p<0.05). Geç üreme dönemindeki (≥35 yaş) infertil kadınların (p=0.006 ve p<0.05), lise mezunu (p=0.008 ve p<0.05) ve üniversite/yükseköğrenim mezunu (p=0.035 ve p<0.05) infertil kadınların, fertil kadınlara göre algıladıkları stres düzeyinin anlamlı derecede daha yüksek olduğu bulunmuştur. Erken üreme dönemindeki (<25), orta üreme dönemindeki (25-34) ve geç üreme dönemindeki (≥35) infertil kadınların, fertil kadınlara göre daha yüksek fertilite bilgisine sahip olduğu bulunmuştur. Çalışmayan (ev hanımı) (p=0.001 ve p<0.05) veya işçi olan (p=0.003 ve p<0.05) infertil kadınların, fertil kadınlara göre daha fazla fertilite bilgisine sahip olduğu bulunmuştur. Sonuç: İnfertil kadınların fertilite bilgisi ve algıladıkları stres düzeyi fertil kadınlara göre daha yüksektir. İnfertil kadınların algıladıkları stres düzeyi arttıkça fertilite bilgi düzeyi de artmaktadır.

Keywords

Doğurganlık, infertilite, bilgi, stres, kadınlar

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Obstetrics and Gynocology Nursing

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Research Article

Authors

Hilal Karadeniz ^*
0000-0003-1278-0940
Türkiye

Ali Yavuzcan
0000-0002-1926-4044
Türkiye

Nurdan Demirci
0000-0003-0489-186X
Türkiye

Publication Date

October 2, 2026

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August 18, 2025

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December 22, 2025

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Year 2026 Volume: 9 Number: 4

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https://doi.org/10.38108/ouhcd.1766230

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Karadeniz, H., Yavuzcan, A., & Demirci, N. (2026). The Relationship Between Fertile and Infertile Women’s Fertility Knowledge and Perceived Stress Levels. Ordu Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Çalışmaları Dergisi, 9(4), 683-693. https://doi.org/10.38108/ouhcd.1766230

AMA

1.Karadeniz H, Yavuzcan A, Demirci N. The Relationship Between Fertile and Infertile Women’s Fertility Knowledge and Perceived Stress Levels. Ordu University J Nurs Stud. 2026;9(4):683-693. doi:10.38108/ouhcd.1766230

Chicago

Karadeniz, Hilal, Ali Yavuzcan, and Nurdan Demirci. 2026. “The Relationship Between Fertile and Infertile Women’s Fertility Knowledge and Perceived Stress Levels”. Ordu Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Çalışmaları Dergisi 9 (4): 683-93. https://doi.org/10.38108/ouhcd.1766230.

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Karadeniz H, Yavuzcan A, Demirci N (October 1, 2026) The Relationship Between Fertile and Infertile Women’s Fertility Knowledge and Perceived Stress Levels. Ordu Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Çalışmaları Dergisi 9 4 683–693.

IEEE

[1]H. Karadeniz, A. Yavuzcan, and N. Demirci, “The Relationship Between Fertile and Infertile Women’s Fertility Knowledge and Perceived Stress Levels”, Ordu University J Nurs Stud, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 683–693, Oct. 2026, doi: 10.38108/ouhcd.1766230.

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Karadeniz, Hilal - Yavuzcan, Ali - Demirci, Nurdan. “The Relationship Between Fertile and Infertile Women’s Fertility Knowledge and Perceived Stress Levels”. Ordu Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Çalışmaları Dergisi 9/4 (October 1, 2026): 683-693. https://doi.org/10.38108/ouhcd.1766230.

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1.Karadeniz H, Yavuzcan A, Demirci N. The Relationship Between Fertile and Infertile Women’s Fertility Knowledge and Perceived Stress Levels. Ordu University J Nurs Stud. 2026;9:683–693.

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Karadeniz, Hilal, et al. “The Relationship Between Fertile and Infertile Women’s Fertility Knowledge and Perceived Stress Levels”. Ordu Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Çalışmaları Dergisi, vol. 9, no. 4, Oct. 2026, pp. 683-9, doi:10.38108/ouhcd.1766230.

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1.Hilal Karadeniz, Ali Yavuzcan, Nurdan Demirci. The Relationship Between Fertile and Infertile Women’s Fertility Knowledge and Perceived Stress Levels. Ordu University J Nurs Stud. 2026 Oct. 1;9(4):683-9. doi:10.38108/ouhcd.1766230

The Relationship Between Fertile and Infertile Women’s Fertility Knowledge and Perceived Stress Levels

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Fertil ve İnfertil Kadınların Doğurganlık Bilgisi ve Algıladıkları Stres Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişki

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