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This study aimed to determine whether infertility stigma impacts the quality of life of Iranian infertile women.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>MATERIALS AND METHODS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In this cross-sectional study, 400 infertile women, including 237 with primary infertility and 163 with secondary infertility, were recruited using a convenience sampling method from Fatemieh Infertility Center in Hamadan, Iran. The sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire, quality of life questionnaire for infertile women (QOL-QIW), and female infertility stigma instrument (ISI-F) were used for data collection. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent sample\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">t<\/jats:italic>\n                      -test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression model through SPSS 16.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The mean age of the participants was 32.79 \u00b1 7.14 years. The mean total scores of infertile women\u2019s quality of life and female infertility stigma were 80.88 \u00b1 14.25 (25-125) and 59.71 \u00b1 13.43 (20-100), respectively. According to the results of the multiple linear regression model, the final predictors of infertile women\u2019s quality of life were infertility stigma (B = -0.653,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001), type of infertility (B = 3.505,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.002), age (B = -0.248,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.023), and marriage duration (B = -0.360,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.025).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The results indicated that women with primary infertility, higher perception of infertility stigma, older age, and longer marriage duration had a lower quality of life. Healthcare providers and policymakers can use these results to design effective and multidimensional interventions at the individual, family, and social levels to reduce stigma and, as a result, improve the quality of life of infertile women.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jehp.jehp_2006_24","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,27]],"date-time":"2026-02-27T07:01:17Z","timestamp":1772175677000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The impact of infertility stigma on quality of life of infertile women: A cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Fatemeh","family":"Darabi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, Asadabad School of Medical Sciences, Asadabad, 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