SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-EFFICACY AND TREATMENT OUTCOME IN INFERTILE WOMEN UNDERGOING IN VITRO FERTILIZATION REFERRING TO URMIA INFERTILITY CENTER, 2014

Infertility and its treatment can cause many problems on the infertile couples,
especially women as birth attendants. Infertility can also affect the infertile people self-efficacy and
self-esteem. These two factors can affect the involved reproductive treatment. This study tries to
determine the level of self-esteem and self-efficacy in infertile women who undergone vitro
insemination, and its outcomes.
Materials & Methods: The study was carried out in Urmia University of Medical Sciences' affiliated
infertility centers, in 2014. The study population was 210 iinfertile women who applied for IVF in
UMSU infertility centers. Appropriate questionnaires of self-esteem and self-efficacy were used. The
data were analyzed with SPSS software (version 20).
Results: Results showed that the mean scores of self-efficacy and self-esteem in infertile women were
22.25±7. 52, and 45.10±22.64, respectively. The level of education of the spouses with the mean score
of self-efficacy and self-esteem, were positively significant. There were significant and positive
association between self esteem and self efficacy (r=0.84, P ˂0.001). The mean of self esteem and self
efficacy in employed women were more than that of house wife women (22.25±7.52, 63.03±18.36 VS
13.8±8.54, 21.91±41.12). Negative association were found between self esteem and self efficacy with
duration of infertility (r=0.73, r=0.64, P ˂0.001). Data analysis also showed that in women who had
higher mean of self-esteem and self efficacy (20.7±6.51, 59.18±18.9), the outcome of IVF treatment
were positive (Pvalue˂0.001).
Conclusion: The impact of self-efficacy and self-esteem on infertile women is clear. Improving these
two qualities along with reproductive techniques can be highly useful in achieving successful
pregnancy in infertile women