title: Consequences of infertility in developing countries.
abstract: Infertility affects more than 10% of the world's population. In developing countries, there are severe social, psychological and economic consequences for infertile men and women. All of the cited references are compiled from primary peer-reviewed research articles that were conducted through one-to-one interviews or focus groups in countries of developing regions, such as Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The following paper seeks to raise awareness of the consequences of infertility in developing nations and identify infertility as an under-observed, but significant public health issue. It is proposed that education programmes tailored to each society's specific religious beliefs and grounded traditions must be implemented in order to reverse the social stigma, detrimental psychological effects, and loss of economic security that results from infertility.
authors: St George's University, True Blue, St. Georges, Grenada, West Indies. brouchou@sgu.edu
authors: Brittany
authors: B
authors: Rouchou
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D016206:Databases, Bibliographic; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D057545:Social Stigma; D012945:Social Values; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: developing countries; economic consequences; infecundity and men; infertility; psychological consequences; social consequences