Table 3 Gynecological factors affecting infertility among women attending a gynecologic clinic in three public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021
Variable | Possible options | frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Initiation of pregnancy(desire) | Yes | 190 | 46.5 |
| Â | No | 219 | 53.5 |
Irregular menses | Yes | 181 | 44.3 |
| Â | No | 228 | 55.7 |
Dysmenorrhea | Yes | 131 | 32 |
| Â | No | 278 | 68 |
History of surgery | Yes | 112 | 27.4 |
| Â | No | 297 | 72.6 |
Type of surgery(n = 112) | Pelvic or abdominal | 89 | 80.2 |
| Â | Ovarian or fallopian tube | 18 | 16.2 |
| Â | Others | 4 | 3.6 |
Previous gynecological disorder | Yes | 198 | 48.4 |
| Â | No | 211 | 51.6 |
Type of previous gynecological disorders (n = 198) | Uterine disorder | 50 | 25.3 |
| Â | Ovarian disorder | 70 | 35.4 |
| Â | PID | 15 | 7.6 |
| Â | Uterine cancer | 22 | 11.1 |
| Â | Other | 41 | 20.7 |
Obstruction of fallopian tubes(n = 198) | Yes | 34 | 17.1 |
| Â | No | 165 | 82.9 |
Endometriosis(n = 198) | Yes | 9 | 4.5 |
| Â | No | 190 | 95.5 |
Previous infertility diagnosis | Yes | 85 | 20.8 |
| Â | No | 324 | 79.2 |
Medication for ovary(n = 85) | Yes | 45 | 52.9 |
| Â | No | 40 | 47.1 |
History of abortion(n = 343) | Yes | 201 | 58.6 |
| Â | No | 142 | 41.4 |
Number of abortion(n = 201) | Once | 114 | 56.7 |
| Â | Twice | 44 | 22 |
| Â | Three times and more | 43 | 21.39 |