Perceptions and treatment-seeking experiences for infertility among women in rural South Ethiopia
Kassahun Fikadu, Gistane Ayele, Sultan Hussein · 2026
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Description
Kassahun Fikadu's team interviewed women in rural South Ethiopia in 2026 on beliefs about not conceiving and treatment seeking, where usual conception care is scarce and costly. 19 women unable to conceive, found through health outreach workers in a watched local area, gave in-depth talks analyzed for themes. The study aimed to understand, not judge, how women navigate a painful and stigmatized condition.
Two themes emerged: varied meanings of the condition, including childlessness as definition, divine cause, and gendered blame, and use of healers, prayer, and spiritual practices as treatment paths. Women weighed these options within family and community pressures. Health workers get a respectful, grounded account for designing conception support that meets women where they already seek help.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kassahun Fikadu, Gistane Ayele, Sultan Hussein |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |