An Economic Analysis of Socio-Economic Variables and Treatment Cost of Infertility

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relativity between some of socio-economic factors and total cost spent on infertility treatment. The study was conducted in the Clinics of Coimbatore, among 100 infertile women matched by age, residential area, and occupation from September 2014 to January 2015. Data were collected by face to face interviews using a structured questionnaire. Female infertility is associated with various social correlates leading to more stress and anxiety among infertile women and to further complicating the problem of infertility. Thus, a correction of women’s basic attitudes and the cost spent to infertility treatment should be an essential component of any program of infertility management.