A descriptive study to assess the knowledge on infertility among women attending gynae opd, sgrd hospital, Vallah, Sri Amritsar, Punjab

Introduction: Indian society attaches a grave stigma to infertile woman. Infertility is usually defined as involuntary failure to conceive after one year of unprotected sexual intercourse. Failure by either party to "fulfil their end of the bargain" can be devastating, humiliating, and emotionally destructive (Shireen Jeejeboy, 2013). Aim of the study was to assess the knowledge among infertile women. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted at SGRD Hospital, Vallah, Sri Amritsar, Punjab.100 infertile women were selected by using convenience sampling technique. Self Structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge on infertility among women. Results: Present study revealed that the majority of women 79(79%) had average knowledge on infertility, they scored 9.00-17.00. 15(15%) of them had poor knowledge, they scored < 8.00 and only 6(6%) of them had good knowledge, they scored 18.00-26.00.The level of knowledge showed significant association (p<0.01) with Educational status, occupational status, monthly income, age at marriage while rest of the variables showed non significant association.