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Coping Strategies Of Clients With Fertility Challenges Attending Obstetric And Gynaecological Clinic
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Statement of Problem
Fertility challenges
are the most frequent reason for gynaecological consultation in Nigeria
(Okonofua, 2010). However, experiences from actual clinical practice
indicate that, infertility is a major burden on clinical service
delivery in Nigeria (Ajayi, 2013). More than 50% of gynaecological
caseload consultation and over 80% of laparoscopic investigations are as
a result of infertility (Obiechina, Okoye & Emelife, 2009).
Individuals
who are thought to be infertile are generally relegated to an inferior
status, and stigmatised experiencing sense of loss, and diminished self
esteem in their community. Among people with fertility challenges in
general, women show higher levels of distress than their men partners
(Aysel & Gul, 2015). Married individuals experience sense of loss of
identity and have pronounced feelings of incompleteness and
incompetence. In 2014, while supervising students during the clinical
posting in Obstetric and Gynaecological clinic of UMTH for six weeks,
the researcher observed that 30% of the clients that came for onsultation
had fertility challenges and these raised questions in the mind of the
researcher on how clients with fertility challenges cope with
infertility. Which coping strategies do they adopt? Are there
differences in the use of coping strategies based on gender? This study
attempted to address these questions.
Purpose of the Study
The
purpose of this study was to determine the coping strategies adopted by
clients with fertility challenges attending Obstetrics and
Gynaecological clinic of UMTH.
Objectives of the Study
1. Ascertain the use of escape/avoidance coping strategy by clients with fertility challenges.
2. Determine the use of self-controlling coping strategy by clients with fertility challenges.
3. Determine if clients with fertility challenges use seeking social support as a coping strategy.
4. Assess if clients with fertility challenges use positive reappraisal as a coping strategy.
Research Questions
1. What type of escape/avoidance coping strategies do clients with fertility challenges use in coping?
2. To what extent do clients with fertility challenges use self controlling strategies in coping?
3. Which of the seeking social support coping strategies do clients with fertility challenges seek to use in coping?
4. To what extent do clients with fertility challenges use positive reappraisal to cope?
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study was on coping strategies of clients with fertility challenges attending Obstetric and Gynaecological clinic of University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. The objectives of the study were to ascertain the use of escape/avoidance coping strategy by couples with fertility challenges, determine the use of self controlling coping strategy by couples with fertility challenges, determine if couples with fertility challenges use social seeking support as a coping strategy and assess if couple ... Continue reading---
