| dc.contributor.author | Monyo, Anthony N | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-07T14:14:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004-03 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Degree of Master of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynaecology | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/11295/30186 | |
| dc.description | In part fulfillment for examination of Masters Of
Medicine
In
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Of the
University Of Nairobi | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The health care of women encompasses all aspects of medical aspects and therapeutics. The
medical needs and concerns vary with a patient's reproductive status, her reproductive
potential and her desire to reproduce. Childlessness may be a tragedy to the married woman,
and can be a cause of marital upset as well as personal unhappiness and ill health. The
ultimate therapy for male factor infertility as shown by unfavorable sperm parameters, a
negative sperm penetration assay or both is In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) or gamete
intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) or zygote antrafallopian transfer (ZIFT).
To determine the awareness and attitude of sperm donation by women attending
clinic for infertility.
A cross-sectional survey.
The study was done at Murang'a district hospital gynaecology outpatient
clinic (GOPC) between February and September 2003. All patients who consented to join the
study were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Data was obtained on knowledge
attitude and practice.
About 45% of the study population had heard of sperm donation. About 34% found
it at least useful while 65.7% disagreed with its use. Only 22.9% would accept to receive
sperms from another man and of these only 15.0% would like to know the donor while only
2.9% would like the offspring to know. Women who knew about sperm donation were
significantly older than those unaware of sperm donation. Acceptance of sperm donation was
not statistically influenced by age, religion or level of education .
Knowledge of sperm donation was low and was influenced by age and level of
education. Acceptance was also low but was not influenced by age, religion or level of
education. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.title | Case records and commentaries in Obstetrics and Gynaecology | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| dc.description.department | a
Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, ; bDepartment of Mental Health, School of Medicine,
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya | |
| local.embargo.terms | 6 months | en |
| local.publisher | Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | en |
