ABSTRACT

Background: Infertility that affects 10 to 15% of couples is a psychological, social and medical problem. Objectives: assessment of prevalence and severity of depression among infertile couples and the significant correlation of depression with sociodemographic and clinical variables. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted in Imamain Kadhimain Medical City, Baghdad, Iraq. Study included all couples with primary and secondary infertility. Socio-demographic and clinical variables were compiled. Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) to identify mental illnesses; DSMIV- TR criteria for depression and Hamilton-17 Scale for severity of depression, were used.Results: Total couples completed the interview were 227 couples. Participation rate was 85%. About 70.5% of the couples have primary infertility, 29.5% secondary infertility. Husband with depression was (63.9%) and wives with depression (83.3%).Most of husbands were mild to moderate depression (46.7%) and most of wives were severe to very severe depression (46.7%). Types of infertility were statistically significant correlation with depression of wives (P=0.042) and the degree of severity of depression of wives (P=0.010), rather than depression of husbands (P=0.203) and the severity of depression of husbands (P=0.320). Conclusion: study found high prevalence of depression among infertile couples with statistical significant correlations with many sociodemographic and clinical variables. Keywords: depression; infertility; SRQ20; HAM17; Iraq

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2019/8.4.4680