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The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of infertility and its associated factors among married couples residing at Kunnathukal Panchayath in Trivandrum district.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n \n A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 1270 married couples residing at Kunnathukal Panchayath, selected using a cluster sampling technique. Data was collected using a pretested predesigned semi-structured questionnaire, entered into MS Excel, and analyzed using SPSS version 20. The Chi-square test, Fischer\u2019s exact test, and Mann\u2013Whitney U test were used as tests of significance. Binary logistic regression analysis was performed to find independent predictors of infertility.\n P<\/jats:italic>\n value < 0.05 was considered as statistical significance.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n Prevalence of infertility was found to be 12%, and among them, majority (65.8%) had primary infertility. The factors found to be significantly associated with infertility are occupation of females, age at time of menarche, dysmenorrhea, type of dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, fibroid uterus, hypothyroidism, and BMI. In multivariate analysis, dysmenorrhea, type of dysmenorrhea, and uterine fibroid emerged as predictors of infertility.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n Prevalence of infertility was found to be 12% in this study, which is almost similar to our state\u2019s average (10.5%) according to DLHS-3. Dysmenorrhea, type of dysmenorrhea, and uterine fibroid emerged as predictors of infertility. 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