Authors
Salwa Obeisat, R.N., D.N.Sc., Muntaha K. Gharaibeh, R.N., Ph.D., Arwa Oweis, R.N., D.N.Sc., Huda Gharaibeh, R.N., Ph.D.
Vol 98, Issue 2 , Pages 444-449
Abstract
Objective:
To describe and interpret the experiences of and adversities faced by infertile Jordanian women as described from their own perspectives.
Design:
A qualitative descriptive design.
Setting:
The women were interviewed at a nonprofit women's organization in the north of Jordan. The organization focuses on empowerment and health issues.
Patient(s):
This study included a purposive sample of 25 infertile Jordanian women who were unsuccessfully trying to conceive for a minimum of 1 year, and who were receiving treatment for infertility.
Intervention(s):
Face-to-face, in-depth, semistructured interviews were conducted, audiotaped, and transcribed using thematic analysis.
Main Outcome Measure(s):
Outcomes were measured using thematic analysis of the interview transcripts.
Result(s):
Four key adversity themes emerged from the data: the adversity of incomplete being, the social adversity of being infertile, the adversity of another wife, and the adversity of changes in the marital relationship.
Conclusion(s):
Jordanian women are seriously affected by infertility and experience personal, social, and marital adversities, which affect their well-being. These adversities need to be conceptualized within a framework that can be used to empower and counsel infertile women in all aspects of life.
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