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PERSPECTIVES IN PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 133, Issue 3, Pages 174-179Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1757913912472415
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infertility; developing countries; economic consequences; social consequences; psychological consequences; infecundity and men
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Infertility affects more than 10% of the world's population. In developing countries, there are severe social, psychological and economic consequences for infertile men and women. All of the cited references are compiled from primary peer-reviewed research articles that were conducted through one-to-one interviews or focus groups in countries of developing regions, such as Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The following paper seeks to raise awareness of the consequences of infertility in developing nations and identify infertility as an under-observed, but significant public health issue. It is proposed that education programmes tailored to each society's specific religious beliefs and grounded traditions must be implemented in order to reverse the social stigma, detrimental psychological effects, and loss of economic security that results from infertility.
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