Half a woman, half a man; that is how they make me feel’

A qualitative study of rural Jordanian women’s experience of infertility

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15099366
AutoresMayada A Daibes (0000-0003-0499-0876, ,, autor correspondente), Reema Safadi (0000-0003-0820-4262, University of Jordan), Reema R Safadi (,), Tarek Athamneh (,), Iman F Anees (,), Rose E Constantino (0000-0003-0206-2160, ,)
Ano2018
Volume20
Fascículo5
Páginas516-530
Data de publicação2018-05-04
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCulture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13691058.2017.1359672
PMID28812445
OpenAlexW2745656011
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas18
Referências citadas33

Infertility is a health problem encompassing physical, psychological and social consequences that may threaten women's quality of life. Few studies have been conducted in Jordan examining rural women's experiences of infertility. This study aimed to explore responses to infertility and its consequences in the Jordanian rural sociocultural context. Using a descriptive qualitative design, data were collected between April and September 2016 from a fertility clinic in a military hospital in Northern Jordan. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 purposively selected Jordanian women. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Findings revealing women's responses to infertility included: submission and docility, self-isolation, internalisation and persistence in getting pregnant by seeking modern and traditional methods of treatment. The impact of infertility complicated women's everyday living through their experiences of violence, kinship and patriarchal interference, stigma, negative perceptions of the infertile woman, and other's surveillance of their sexuality. Women living in rural areas of Jordan have negative experiences of infertility that are ingrained in sociocultural beliefs about fertility and reproduction. Healthcare professionals are encouraged to raise public awareness about infertility's adverse consequences and to help families by enhancing positive responses to infertility

Childlessness · Context (archaeology · Environmental health · Family medicine · Fertility · Geography · Infertility · Population · Pregnancy · Qualitative research · Social stigma · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Medicine · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies