Sylvester Onuegbunam Nweze¹*, Ifeoma Loveth Iheanacho² and Emmanuel Ikechukwu Okolie¹

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Teaching Hospital Parklane, Enugu State, Nigeria
²Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria

*Corresponding Author: Sylvester Onuegbunam Nweze, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Teaching Hospital Parklane, Enugu State, Nigeria.

Received: September 19, 2024; Published: November 25, 2024

Abstract

Background: In oocyte cryopreservation, a woman's mature eggs are harvested from her ovaries, frozen unfertilized, and stored for later use when she is ready to become pregnant. Marital status tends to influence health promotion activities such as oocytes cryopreservation. There is a dearth of studies evaluating the relationship between marital status and oocyte cryopreservation among women.

Objective: This study investigated the relationship between marital status and oocyte cryopreservation among women in academic circles in Enugu State universities.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was employed. Out of 398 female lecturers, 171 were selected through proportional and purposive sampling from six (6) universities in Enugu State. Validated by three health education experts, the questionnaire used achieved a reliability coefficient of 0.94 via the Cronbach Alpha method. Hypotheses were tested using Chi-square and ANOVA at a 0.05 significance level.

Result: The study showed no significant difference between the mean ratings of single, married, divorced and widowed women in academic circles in universities in Enugu State based on their knowledge of oocyte cryopreservation and the reasons for oocyte cryopreservation, while a significance difference was found between the mean ratings of single, married, divorced and widowed female lecturers in universities in Enugu State based on their attitude towards oocyte cryopreservation as well as their attitude towards the procedures involved in oocyte preservation.

Conclusion: This suggests that while awareness and understanding of oocyte cryopreservation as well as the attitude towards the reasons behind it are relatively uniform across the marital status categories, attitudes towards the procedure and the processes involved therein vary significantly depending on marital status.

 Keywords: Oocyte Cryo

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Citation

Citation: Sylvester Onuegbunam Nweze., et al. “Oocyte Cryopreservation and its Relationship with Marital Status of Female Lectures in Enugu State Universities”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 8.12 (2024): 135-141.

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