Infertility-Related- Stress and Coping Strategies as Predictors of Mental Well- being among Individuals with Reproductive Health Challenges in Ibadan Oyo State Nigeria

This study explored the Infertility- Related- Stress and Coping Strategies as predictors of
Mental Well-being among infertile males and females in Ibadan. The study adopted a
descriptive cross sectional research design using probability sampling of simple random to
recruit 333 males and females going through issues of infertility at selected four hospitals in
Ibadan. Respondents’ ages ranged from 21 to 60. Sample size was determined using Taro and
Yamani 1967 formula. Data was collected using reliable and valid measures of mental well-
being, Infertility-Related-Stress and coping strategies. Four hypotheses were tested. There is
no significant difference between male ( = 38.75, SD = 6.57) and female ( = 38.94, SD = 6.74)
on mental well-being (t (322) = -.220, p > 0.05).There is significant joint impact of problem
focused, emotional focused, and avoidance coping strategies on mental well-being among the
infertile males and females, R2 = .091, F (3,315) = 10.457, p < .01.There is significant joint
influence of infertility-related stress (social concern, need for parenthood, rejection of child
free lifestyle, and couple’s relationship concern) on mental well-being among the infertile
males and females, R2 = .386, F (4, 314) = 49.34, p < .01. Age does not significantly
influence mental well-being F(1, 308) = 1.32, p > .05. There is significant joint prediction of
age and infertility-related stress on mental well-being F(5, 304) = 40.00, p < .01, There is
significant joint prediction of age, infertility-related stress and coping strategies on mental
well-being F(8, 301) = 27.61, p < .01. It was recommended that these variables should be
considered when designing intervention to improve mental well-being of every individual
passing through the challenges of infertility.