Research Article

Determinants of Infertility among Married Women Attending Dessie Referral Hospital and Dr. Misganaw Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic, Dessie, Ethiopia

Table 2

Determinants of infertility among women seeking heath service at DRH and Dr. Misganaw gynecology and obstetrics specialty clinic, Dessie, Ethiopia, 2019.

VariableCategoryCase, (%)Control, (%)COR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)

Age≤3061 (65.6%)109 (58%)1.38 (0.824, 2.316)0.85 (0.332, 2.188)
>3032 (34.4%)79 (42%)11
Family history of infertilityYes26 (28%)20 (10.6%)3.26 (1.705, 6.232)1.88 (0.577, 6.134)
No67 (72%)168 (89.4%)11
Type of pregnancyWanted20 (58.8%)131 (69.7%)11
Unwanted14 (41.2%)57 (30.3%)1.61 (0.760, 3.407)0.72 (0.235, 2.195)
Outcome of pregnancyNormal11 (32.4%)122 (64.9%)11
Abortion16 (47.1%)45 (23.9%)3.94 (1.702, 9.138)2.22 (0.814, 6.066)
Stillbirth7 (20.6%)21 (11.2%)3.7 (1.288, 10.615)2.89 (0.747, 11.14)
Age of first pregnancy<2126 (76.5%)93 (49.5%)3.32 (1.430, 7.709)2.89 (1.105, 7.564)
≥218 (23.5%)95 (50.5%)11
DysmenorrheaYes48 (51.6%)75 (39.9%)1.61 (0.974, 2.651)0.52 (0.200, 1.368)
No45 (48.4%)113 (60.1%)11
Menstruation flow in days≤313 (14%)54 (28.7%)11
>380 (86%)134 (71.3%)2.48 (1.274, 4.826)4.17 (1.077, 16.178)
Age at the first menstruation<1430 (32.3%)113 (60.1%)11
≥1463 (67.7%)75 (39.9%)3.16 (1.874, 5.342)3.19 (1.278, 7.975)
Uterine abnormalityYes40 (43%)63 (33.5%)1.5 (0.899, 2.494)0.98 (0.363, 2.624)
No53 (57%)125 (66.5%)11
BMI<2564 (68.8%)108 (57.4%)11
≥2529 (31.2%)80 (42.6%)0.61 (0.362, 1.035)0.66 (0.246, 1.746)
Multiple sexual partnersYes37 (39.8%)35 (18.6%)2.89 (1.659, 5.028)5.34 (2.124, 13.397)
No56 (60.2%)153 (81.4%)11
History of STIYes28 (75.7%)30 (85.7%)4.53 (2.576, 7.964)2.79 (1.088, 7.159)
No43 (46.2%)30 (16%)11

COR = crude odds ratio; AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. , .