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Risk factors for infertility treatment-associated harassment among working women: a Japan-Female Employment and Mental health in assisted reproductive technology (J-FEMA) study

verfasst von: Yuito Ueda, Motoki Endo, Keiji Kuroda, Kiyohide Tomooka, Yuya Imai, Yuko Ikemoto, Kiyomi Mitsui, Setsuko Sato, Atsushi Tanaka, Rikikazu Sugiyama, Koji Nakagawa, Yuichi Sato, Yasushi Kuribayashi, Mari Kitade, Atsuo Itakura, Satoru Takeda, Takeshi Tanigawa

Erschienen in: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health | Ausgabe 7/2022

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to elucidate the risk factors of infertility treatment-associated harassment (I-harassment) among Japanese working women.

Methods

The study participants were 1103 female patients who enrolled in the Japan-Female Employment and Mental Health in artificial reproductive technology (J-FEMA) study. Of the 1727 female patients, 1103 female patients were working during the initiation of infertility treatment and were still working during the survey. Risk factors for I-harassment were analyzed using a multivariable logistic regression model.

Results

In this study, 82 female patients (7.4%) experienced I-harassment. The risk was significantly higher in those who had more in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles than those who had fewer IVF cycles (OR, 1.06; 95% CI, 1.01–1.10). Similarly, those who disclosed their infertility treatment to their workplace were at significantly higher risk for I-harassment than those who did not (OR, 1.80; 95% CI, 1.03–3.15).

Conclusion

This study found that 7.4% of female patients experienced I-harassment after infertility treatment initiation. Those female patients who “experienced more IVF cycles,” and “disclosed their infertility treatment in their workplace” should be carefully followed up by healthcare professionals to prevent I-harassment.

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Titel: Risk factors for infertility treatment-associated harassment among working women: a Japan-Female Employment and Mental health in assisted reproductive technology (J-FEMA) study
verfasst von: Yuito Ueda
Motoki Endo
Keiji Kuroda
Kiyohide Tomooka
Yuya Imai
Yuko Ikemoto
Kiyomi Mitsui
Setsuko Sato
Atsushi Tanaka
Rikikazu Sugiyama
Koji Nakagawa
Yuichi Sato
Yasushi Kuribayashi
Mari Kitade
Atsuo Itakura
Satoru Takeda
Takeshi Tanigawa
Publikationsdatum: 13.05.2022
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health / Ausgabe 7/2022
Print ISSN: 0340-0131
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1246
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-022-01872-6

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