Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward exercises among women visiting an infertility clinic: A cross-sectional study
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2023
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Gundimi, Shashwathi
Rao, Bhamini Krishna
Bailey, Ajay
Kumar, Pratap
Nair, Vipin
Velingkar, Kiransha R.
Ramachandra, Preetha
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Abstract
Globally, there is a rising prevalence of infertility, and it has a negative consequence on the quality of life of women. The researchers aimed to understand the knowledge, attitude, and practice of women with infertility toward exercises. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 332 women aged between 18 and 45 years attending an infertility clinic in a tertiary hospital in Southern India. Participants filled a self-developed, content validated, pilot-tested questionnaire. Informants perceived stress and weight gain to be the major causes of infertility. Exercise was believed to improve fertilization by 55.4% of the participants, and walking and yoga were the preferred mode of exercises.
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Life-style intervention, In-vitro fertilization, Physical-activity, Fertility, Population, Prevalence, Behavior, Couples, Impact, India, Taverne
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Gundimi, S, Rao, B K, Bailey, A, Kumar, P, Nair, V, Velingkar, K R & Ramachandra, P 2023, 'Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward exercises among women visiting an infertility clinic: A cross-sectional study', Health Care for Women International, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 473-486. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2022.2091569