Brief Report
A Cameroonian Woman’s Cultural-Bound Experience of Infertility
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12172253 |
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| Authors | Léonard Nguimfack (Université de Yaoundé I, corresponding author), Kimmery Newsom (Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus), Marguerite Rose Nguekeu (Université de Yaoundé I) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 100-110 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Feminist Family Therapy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0895-2833 • E-ISSN: 1540-4099 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08952833.2016.1201381 |
| OpenAlex | W2493894683 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
In Cameroon, like many other African nations, the value placed on women to bear children is extreme. The authors of this case study explored the cultural-bound experience of infertility for a Cameroonian woman. Interview data suggested that the inability to bear a child is viewed as breaching loyalty towards family—family-of-origin, extended family (in-laws), and marital home. This breach of loyalty can lead to great distress for women who find themselves ostracized by not only their in-laws but biological family and the community. The findings suggest the need to explore cultural-bound meanings of symptoms presented by clients struggling with infertility. Clinical and research implications are discussed
Distress · Infertility · Loyalty · Political science · Pregnancy · Value (mathematics · Clinical Psychology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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