Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward exercises among women visiting an infertility clinic: A cross-sectional study

  • Health Care Women Int. 2023 Apr;44(4):473-486. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2022.2091569.
Shashwathi Gundimi  1 ,  Bhamini Krishna Rao  1 ,  Ajay Bailey  2 ,  Pratap Kumar  3 ,  Vipin Nair  4 ,  Kiransha R Velingkar  1 ,  Preetha Ramachandra  1
Affiliations
  • 1. Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
  • 2. Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
  • 3. Department of Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
  • 4. Department of Data Science, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
PMID: 35766486 DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2022.2091569
Abstract

Globally, there is a rising prevalence of infertility, and it has a negative consequence on the quality of life of women. The researchers aimed to understand the knowledge, attitude, and practice of women with infertility toward exercises. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 332 women aged between 18 and 45 years attending an infertility clinic in a tertiary hospital in Southern India. Participants filled a self-developed, content validated, pilot-tested questionnaire. Informants perceived stress and weight gain to be the major causes of infertility. Exercise was believed to improve fertilization by 55.4% of the participants, and walking and yoga were the preferred mode of exercises.