Mental Health among the Infertile Women Attending Tertiary Level Hospital in Bangladesh.

Infertility is a global public health issue and is a low control stressor often leading to increased level of depression, anxiety and stress. It is a severely distressing experience for many couples and it may significantly affect the physical and mental life of infertile individuals. The study was to assess the level of mental health state (depression, anxiety and stress) among the infertile women in tertiary level hospital in Bangladesh. This cross sectional descriptive study was conducted at two tertiary level hospitals in Bangladesh named BSMMU and CARe Medical College. Three hundred and fifty-two (352) infertile women were taken as a sample and a semi-structured questionnaire which contains question with related variables and DASS 21 was used. The study results revealed that, the mean age of the respondents was 29.32 years. Almost three-fourth 260(73.86%) of the respondents were Muslim and 349(99.14%) respondents were educated. Two-third 223(63.35%) of the respondents were from rural area and 177(50%) were housewife. About 229(65.05%) were live in a joint family and 205(58.23%) had an abortion history. Majority 312(88.63%) of the respondents had monthly income BDT <30000 Taka. According to DASS 21, 175(49.71%) had depression, 212(60.22%) had anxiety and 157(44.60%) suffered from stress. There was a significant association (p<0.05) found between mental health state with age, religion, residence and occupation. This finding reinforces the need of attention counseling and others advance psychological interventions for positive impact on outcome during treatment of this group of women.

Domestic Violence against the Female Garment Workers in Selected Area of Bangladesh.

Domestic violence is a global problem and it affects millions of people and often results in physical, sexual and emotional injuries and even deaths. The study was to assess the prevalence, form and reasons of domestic violence among the female garment workers in Dhaka, Gazipur and Narayanganj of Bangladesh. This Cross sectional descriptive study was conducted at four Garments in Bangladesh named Tusuka Fashions Limited Dhaka, Ananta Casual Wear Limited, Gazipur, Spectra Sweaters Limited, Dhaka and Modele de capital Limited Narayanganj from January 2019 to December 2019. Three hundred and six (306) female garment workers were taken as sample. A semi-structured questionnaire and Abuse Assessment Screen was used. Then in-depth interviews were conducted. The study results revealed that the mean age of the respondents was 29.85 years and almost two-third (69.0%) of the respondents was Muslim. About 246(81.0%) were married and 164 (64.06%) had 1-2 children. Two third respondents (63.0%) were married for 5-15 years and 72.0% lived in nuclear families and the majority (39.5%) of the respondents had monthly income of BDT 15000-30000 where mean monthly income was BDT ±23,529. Proportion of Domestic Violence was 15.4% and all of them (100.0%) were the victim of both physical and mental violence. Husband was the perpetrators in 98.0% cases and most of the cases (43.0%) reason of domestic violence was relationship doubt with another person. Significant difference (p<0.05) found between domestic violence with religion and marital status, duration of marriage, number of children and family monthly income. The study findings demand an intensified effort should be made towards creating awareness about the domestic violence and solved this to improve their quality of life.