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Effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pregnancy outcome: An overview 严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒2型感染对妊娠结局的影响：综述

Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.4103/2305-0500.380982

Y. Amin

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Oxidized palm oil impairs reproductive functions and architectures in female rats 氧化棕榈油损害雌性大鼠的生殖功能和结构

Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI: 10.4103/2305-0500.380985

Wankeu-Nya Modeste, Inès Kengne, Benjamin Ateba, Fort Bend, Ornela Djeumeni, Dominique Hatho, E. Ngadjui, P. Moundipa, D. Massoma, A. Dongmo, Watcho Pierre

{"title":"Oxidized palm oil impairs reproductive functions and architectures in female rats","authors":"Wankeu-Nya Modeste, Inès Kengne, Benjamin Ateba, Fort Bend, Ornela Djeumeni, Dominique Hatho, E. Ngadjui, P. Moundipa, D. Massoma, A. Dongmo, Watcho Pierre","doi":"10.4103/2305-0500.380985","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/2305-0500.380985","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To evaluate the effects of three oxidized palm oil diets (OPD) on female rat reproductive function. Methods: Forty-four female Wistar rats presenting five consecutive and regular estrous cycles were divided into 4 groups. The rats were fed with: a standard diet, 70% of standard diet+30% oxidized palm oil diet (OPD1), OPD1+5 g of boiled yolk egg (OPD2) and OPD1+10% sucrose (OPD3) for 125 days, respectively. During the feeding period, morphometric, estrous cycle, sexual behavior, gestation, biochemical and histomorphometric parameters were evaluated. Results: All OPDs significantly increased abdominal circumference, body mass index and Lee index coupled to an irregularity and lengthening of the estrous cycle. They significantly decreased appetite and consumption behaviours, quantic pregnancy index, fertility rate, implantation sites and index, serum progesterone and high-density lipoprotein levels, increased pre-implantation losses, anti-implantation activities, serum estradiol, triglycerides, total and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels, and impaired brain and ovaries oxidative status. Histomorphometric examinations revealed increases in the number of atresic and primary follicles and decreases in secondary, tertiary, Degraaf, total and corpus luteum follicles in ovaries coupled to a neurodegeneration of hypothalamic anteroventral periventricular neurons in the OPD groups compared to the standard diet group. Conclusions: The three OPDs induce obesity and impair the female reproductive function, especially OPD2 and OPD3. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the adverse effects of palm oil bleaching on the reproductive function in female rats, which could be useful in the management of women with obesity-related sexual dysfunction.","PeriodicalId":8564,"journal":{"name":"Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction","volume":"12 1","pages":"182 - 193"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42524070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Pumpkin seed ethanolic extract protects against escitalopram-induced reproductive toxicity in male mice 南瓜籽乙醇提取物对艾司西酞普兰诱导的雄性小鼠生殖毒性的保护作用

Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.4103/2305-0500.372377

Agrawal Karuna, Shahani Lata, B. Pradeep

{"title":"Pumpkin seed ethanolic extract protects against escitalopram-induced reproductive toxicity in male mice","authors":"Agrawal Karuna, Shahani Lata, B. Pradeep","doi":"10.4103/2305-0500.372377","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/2305-0500.372377","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To investigate the protective role of pumpkin seed ethanolic extract against escitalopram-induced reproductive toxicity in male mice. Methods: Swiss albino male mice were randomly divided into five groups with six mice in each group. Group I received normal water orally, Group II, III, IV and V received escitalopram oxalate (10 mg/kg), pumpkin seed extract (300 mg/kg) plus escitalopram oxalate (10 mg/kg), escitalopram oxalate (20 mg/kg), and pumpkin seed extract (300 mg/kg) plus escitalopram oxalate (20 mg/kg), respectively. All test doses were continuously administered orally once daily per animal body weight for 30 days and 60 days. Body weight and sexual organ weight were evaluated on day 31 and 61. Effects of pumpkin seed extract on sperm parameters, biochemical parameters and histology of testis were also investigated. Results: Escitalopram 10 or 20 mg/kg caused reproductive toxicity in male mice after 30 and 60 days of treatment. However, simultaneous administration of escitalopram oxalate (10 or 20 mg/kg) with pumpkin seed extract (300 mg/kg) attenuated escitalopram-induced testicular toxicity. Significant increase in the body weight and relative organ weight was observed. Sperm count, sperm motility and viability significantly increased (P<0.05). The histopathological alterations caused by escitalopram was also ameliorated. Conclusions: Ethanolic extract of pumpkin seeds (300 mg/kg body weight) protects again reproductive toxicity induced by escitalopram. Therefore, dietary intake of pumpkin seed extract might be useful for male patients who expose to antidepressant drug due to depression.","PeriodicalId":8564,"journal":{"name":"Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction","volume":"12 1","pages":"71 - 80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46621226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Effect of heparin on recurrent IVF-ET failure patients 肝素对复发性IVF-ET失败患者的影响

Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.4103/2305-0500.372376

N. Ghasemi, Maryam Shirmohamadi, M. Mashayekhy, Iraj Alipourfard, Javad Fazeli

{"title":"Effect of heparin on recurrent IVF-ET failure patients","authors":"N. Ghasemi, Maryam Shirmohamadi, M. Mashayekhy, Iraj Alipourfard, Javad Fazeli","doi":"10.4103/2305-0500.372376","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/2305-0500.372376","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To elucidate the possible role of unfractionated heparin in patients with failed repeated in in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) and thrombophilia. Methods: This case control study evaluated the efficacy of the unfractionated heparin in increasing the pregnancy and implantation ratio in women with recurrent IVF-ET failures. Eighty-six women received in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) with a record of three or more previous IVF-ET failures. Participants were randomly distributed into two groups. Group A (n=43) received unfractionated heparin 5 000 IU twice daily, and group B (n=43) did not take any antithrombotic drugs. Coagulation abnormalities such as factor V Leiden (FVL) mutation, methylene tetra hydro folate reductase (MTHFR) mutation and prothrombin mutation (FII) were evaluated. Age, body mass index, basal follicular stimulating hormone, basal estradiol, duration of infertility, and number of IVF-ET failures were compared between two groups. Results: 45.0% and 17.4% of women were pregnant with and without MTHFR and prothrombin mutation, respectively, when they received unfractionated heparin treatment. The implantation rate was more in group A (12.5%) than group B (4.3%) and differences in the fertilization rate of the two groups were observed (27.7% vs. 35.9%). The clinical pregnancy rate per cycle was remarkably more in group A (30.2%) than group B (14.0%). Conclusions: Heparin is a safe and valuable treatment for patients with repeated IVF-ET failures. The clinical pregnancy and implantation rates are higher in the heparin-treated group in contrast with the control group. Trial registration: The trial registration was done with clinical registration number of “ IRCT138807202575N1”.","PeriodicalId":8564,"journal":{"name":"Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction","volume":"12 1","pages":"64 - 70"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45082107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Vitamin E modulates androgen receptor gene expression to attenuate ovarian dysfunctions in a rat model of dehydroepiandrosterone-induced polycystic ovary 维生素E调节雄激素受体基因表达以减轻脱氢表雄酮诱导的多囊卵巢大鼠模型中的卵巢功能障碍

Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.4103/2305-0500.372379

O. Olaniyan, A. Dare, C. Adetunji, G. Okotie, Joseph Dare, Bosun Adigun, Femi Adebayo

{"title":"Vitamin E modulates androgen receptor gene expression to attenuate ovarian dysfunctions in a rat model of dehydroepiandrosterone-induced polycystic ovary","authors":"O. Olaniyan, A. Dare, C. Adetunji, G. Okotie, Joseph Dare, Bosun Adigun, Femi Adebayo","doi":"10.4103/2305-0500.372379","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/2305-0500.372379","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To investigate the protective effect of vitamin E in dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)-induced polycystic ovary in rats. Methods: Premature female Wistar rats were randomly allocated into four groups, with 7 rats in each group. Group I received corn oil (vehicle) and served as the control group; group II received 0.2 mL of 0.06 mg/g DHEA in corn oil; group III received 200 mg/kg vitamin E; group IV received DHEA plus vitamin E. All treatments lasted for 15 days, with DHEA administered subcutaneously, while vitamin E and corn oil were administered orally. After the experiment, serum samples and ovaries were harvested for biochemical, immunohistochemical, hormonal, and histological analysis. The ovarian mRNA expression of androgen receptor was analyzed by reverse transcriptase quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). Results: The antioxidant and metabolic enzyme activity significantly decreased in the DHEA-treated rats compared to the control rats (P<0.05). Administration of vitamin E to DHEA-treated rats significantly decreased cytokines and malondialdehyde compared to the DHEA-treated rats. The histological analysis showed reduced atretic and cystic ovaries, increased E-cadherin and Bcl-2 expression, and reduced expression of Bax in the DHEA-treated rats co-treated with vitamin E. The mRNA expression of androgen receptor was upregulated in the DHEA-treated rats compared to the control rats. Conclusions: Vitamin E ameliorates the hyperandrogenic effect of DHEA-induced polycystic ovaries via metabolic, antioxidant, and anti-apoptotic pathways.","PeriodicalId":8564,"journal":{"name":"Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction","volume":"47 64","pages":"81 - 89"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41315019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Assessment of reproductive health service utilization in urban slums: Evidence from Western Rajasthan 城市贫民窟生殖健康服务利用评估:来自拉贾斯坦邦西部的证据

Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.4103/2305-0500.372374

J. Sharma, N. Joshi, Y. Jain, Kuldeep Singh, P. Bhardwaj

{"title":"Assessment of reproductive health service utilization in urban slums: Evidence from Western Rajasthan","authors":"J. Sharma, N. Joshi, Y. Jain, Kuldeep Singh, P. Bhardwaj","doi":"10.4103/2305-0500.372374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/2305-0500.372374","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To assess the utilization of reproductive health services in urban slum of Jodhpur city, India. Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted in an urban slums of Jodhpur city amongst 300 married women of reproductive age between March and June 2021. Semi-structured questionnaire was used to gather demographic data and information about utilization of antenatal care (ANC) services, delivery and post-partum services. Results: The majority of females were aged less than 25 years (n=195; 65.0%), married after 18 years (n=240; 80%), living in extended families (n=265; 88.3%) and with monthly family income less than 10000 rupees (n=182; 60.7%). Statistically significant associations were found between ≥4 ANC visits and educational level of secondary and above (OR 2.47, 95% CI 1.03-6.28; P=0.04), older age (OR 15.70, 95% CI 14.87–16.54 for women aged 26–35 years, OR 16.14, 95% CI 12.12–20.01 for women aged ≥36 years; P<0.01), and backward and general castes (OR 15.91, 95% CI 13.57–17.85 for backward caste and OR 8.11, 95% CI 8.07–8.26 for general category of caste; P<0.01). Seven percent of females had undergone parturition. Older age was associated with higher risks of postpartum complications (OR 1.06, 95% CI 1.01–1.57 for women aged 26-35 years, OR 3.56, 95% CI 1.29–4.69 for women aged ≥36 years; P<0.01). In addition, risks of postpartum complications were associated with backward and general castes (OR 1.69, 95% CI 1.34–2.13 for backward classes and OR 5.01, 95% CI 4.29–5.31 for general category castes; P<0.01), and more than 4 ANC visits (OR 0.20, 95% CI 0.09-0.34; P<0.01). Conclusions: More frequent ANC visits are associated with a lower risk of postpartum complications. Furthermore, a high utilization of reproductive health services represents good implementation of reproductive and child health programme at the peripheral level resulting in a stark rise in maternal health indicators in the state of Rajasthan.","PeriodicalId":8564,"journal":{"name":"Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction","volume":"12 1","pages":"52 - 57"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46606818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Effect of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine on sperm morphokinetics and DNA integrity: A prospective observational study in Japan BNT162b2mRNA新冠肺炎疫苗对精子形态动力学和DNA完整性的影响：日本一项前瞻性观察研究

Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.4103/2305-0500.372375

Y. Ohara, S. Mizuta, H. Matsubayashi, T. Ishikawa, T. Takiuchi, T. Kimura

{"title":"Effect of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine on sperm morphokinetics and DNA integrity: A prospective observational study in Japan","authors":"Y. Ohara, S. Mizuta, H. Matsubayashi, T. Ishikawa, T. Takiuchi, T. Kimura","doi":"10.4103/2305-0500.372375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/2305-0500.372375","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To assess whether the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mRNA vaccine affects sperm morphokinetics using a computer-assisted semen analyzer and other semen parameters using a sperm chromatin structure assay. Methods: Healthy male volunteers in two Japanese clinics between May 2021 and December 2021 were prospectively analyzed. Participants donated sperm twice, two days apart, in the following phases: before vaccination, 2 weeks after the first vaccine dose, and 2, 4, and 12 weeks after the second dose. Basic sperm parameters, sperm motility characteristics, and the percentage of DNA-damaged sperm were compared among the different phases. Results: Ninety-six semen samples from ten volunteers, who were vaccinated with the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine, were evaluated. There were no significant differences between any phases in basic semen findings and parameters of the sperm chromatin structure assays. Regarding sperm motion characteristics, the average linear velocity, beat-cross frequency, and sperm motility index significantly decreased after the second vaccine dose (P=0.018, P=0.003, and P=0.027, respectively), with no significant differences between any two phases by post-hoc pairwise comparisons. Conclusions: After COVID-19 mRNA vaccination, while sperm motion characteristics might fluctuate, no apparent deterioration of basic sperm parameters or sperm DNA integrity was observed. Given the adverse effects of COVID-19 on sperm, our findings suggest that there might be no reason to refrain from vaccination for healthy individuals.","PeriodicalId":8564,"journal":{"name":"Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction","volume":"12 1","pages":"58 - 63"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43666261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Cytokine changes and embryo attachment in mouse endometrial cells following treated with peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) expressing ectopic hCG, and hCG–activated PBMCs 表达异位hCG和hCG激活的外周血单核细胞处理后小鼠子宫内膜细胞的细胞因子变化和胚胎附着

Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.4103/2305-0500.372380

D. Rezaee, M. Bandehpour, B. Kazemi, S. Bastaminejad, Sajad Najafi, M. Salehi

{"title":"Cytokine changes and embryo attachment in mouse endometrial cells following treated with peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) expressing ectopic hCG, and hCG–activated PBMCs","authors":"D. Rezaee, M. Bandehpour, B. Kazemi, S. Bastaminejad, Sajad Najafi, M. Salehi","doi":"10.4103/2305-0500.372380","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/2305-0500.372380","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To compare the effect of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)-producing peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and PBMCs activated by hCG in vitro and expressions of related immune genes in mouse implantation. Methods: hCG-producing PBMCs (transfected PBMC) and PBMCs activated by hCG in vitro were introduced into isolated mouse endometrial cells, while cell cultures were divided into four groups: the control, PBMC, transfected, and activated PBMC groups. The expression of studied genes (IL-lβ, IL-6, Lif, and Vegf) was evaluated and blastocyst attachment on the cocultured cells (isolated endometrial cells and PBMC cells) was monitored in all four groups. Results: Data showed that expression decreased in the PBMC group compared to the treated PBMC (transfected and activated PBMCs) and increased in transfected PBMC compared to the activated PBMC. Attachment and migration of blastocysts were dramatically enhanced in the transfected PBMC group compared to the activated PBMC group (P<0.05). Conclusions: Use of hCG-producing PBMCs (transfected PBMC) has more influence on endometrial receptivity.","PeriodicalId":8564,"journal":{"name":"Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction","volume":"12 1","pages":"90 - 96"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47862021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Embryo quality and chromosomal abnormality in embryos from couples undergoing assisted reproductive technology using preimplantation genetic screening 应用植入前基因筛查进行辅助生殖技术的夫妇胚胎质量和染色体异常

Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.4103/2305-0500.365228

Mina Niusha, S. Rahmani, L. Kohan, L. Sadeghi, Mohammad Nouri, H. Nejabati

{"title":"Embryo quality and chromosomal abnormality in embryos from couples undergoing assisted reproductive technology using preimplantation genetic screening","authors":"Mina Niusha, S. Rahmani, L. Kohan, L. Sadeghi, Mohammad Nouri, H. Nejabati","doi":"10.4103/2305-0500.365228","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/2305-0500.365228","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To detect common chromosomal aneuploidy variations in embryos from couples undergoing assisted reproductive technology and preimplantation genetic screening and their possible associations with embryo quality. Methods: In this study, 359 embryos from 62 couples were screened for chromosomes 13, 21, 18, X, and Y by fluorescence insitu hybridization. For biopsy of blastomere, a laser was used to remove a significantly smaller portion of the zona pellucida. One blastomere was gently biopsied by an aspiration pipette through the hole. After biopsy, the embryo was immediately returned to the embryo scope until transfer. Embryo integrity and blastocyst formation were assessed on day 5. Results: Totally, 282 embryos from 62 couples were evaluated. The chromosomes were normal in 199 (70.57%) embryos and abnormal in 83 (29.43%) embryos. There was no significant association between the quality of embryos and numerical chromosomal abnormality (P=0.67). Conclusions: Embryo quality is not significantly correlated with its genetic status. Hence, the quality of embryos determined by morphological parameters is not an appropriate method for choosing embryos without these abnormalities.","PeriodicalId":8564,"journal":{"name":"Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction","volume":"12 1","pages":"16 - 22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48370656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Predictors of antenatal health service utilization among left-behind wives of male outmigrants: Evidence from Patna District, India 外来男性移民的留守妻子产前保健服务利用的预测因素:来自印度巴特那地区的证据

Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.4103/2305-0500.386123

Fahad Afzal, Arindam Das

{"title":"Predictors of antenatal health service utilization among left-behind wives of male outmigrants: Evidence from Patna District, India","authors":"Fahad Afzal, Arindam Das","doi":"10.4103/2305-0500.386123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/2305-0500.386123","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To analyze the sociological support system available for left-behind wives of male outmigrants and develop a model that predicts the antenatal care (ANC) services utilization. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in rural regions of the Patna district, India. The sample size (n=328) was estimated using Cochran's formula. Five parameters of the social support system were identified (autonomy, spousal support, family support, social circle support, and government support). The score for each was calculated as a composite score using multiple variables; these served as independent variables. The respondents were categorized as efficient and non-efficient users of ANC service based on established criteria. Results: The regression results showed that four out of five social parameters had a significant effect on ANC behavior. Spousal support was the strongest predictor (standardized regression coefficient β=0.57, OR 1.16, 95% CI 1.08-1.79, P=0.007). Government support was found to be the second strongest predictor (β=0.40, OR 1.49, 95% CI 1.04-2.14, P=0.027), followed by family support (β=0.31, OR 1.36, 95% CI 1.23-2.57, P=0.034) and autonomy (β=0.11, OR 1.32, 95% CI 1.11-2.26, P=0.030). The social circle support was found to be non-significant in predicting ANC behavior (P>0.05). Conclusions: The policymakers could focus on the identified predictors to strengthen and modify the existing policies for left-behind wives of male outmigrants. The need of the hour is a strategic intervention for behavioral modification of not only the left-behind wives but also their family members along with reinforcement of the existing social-security net. One strategy we suggest is to launch an awareness campaign focusing on husbands (male outmigrants) and family members.","PeriodicalId":8564,"journal":{"name":"Asian Pacific Journal of Reproduction","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135008599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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