Comparative study to determine the prevalence and socio-cultural practices of infertility in Rural and Urban field practice area of Tertiary Care Hospital, Vijayapura, Karnataka

Background: Infertility is an iceberg phenomenon where the majority of couples are undiagnosed. The main challenge in estimating the actual burden of infertility is the paucity of population-based studies. Various sociocultural practices such as believing infertility as curse and seeking healing fro...

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Published in:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Main Authors: Rekha Udgiri, Vidya V Patil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2019;volume=44;issue=2;spage=129;epage=133;aulast=Udgiri