Marital satisfaction and influencing factors in infertile couples
Abstract
Purpose: Previous researches suggest that determining the factors affecting the marital satisfaction would help the treatment team in achieving goals in the infertility treatment process. This study aims to examine marital satisfaction in infertile couples together with the sociodemographic, marital, and social support characteristics affecting the marital satisfaction.
Materials and Methods: This study was conducted with 138 married couples receiving treatment for infertility in a public hospital located in the capital of Turkey.
Results: According to the findings of the study, 86.2% of men and 82.6% of women have serious problems with marital satisfaction. Marital satisfaction scores of men are significantly lower than women. It is manifested that marital satisfaction increases as the couples get older; it decreases as the education level and monthly income amount of the couples increase and also it is lower among women living in extended families.
Conclusion: Conducting future interventions by taking these factors into account shall help the treatment.
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