{"paper_id":"80d557a6-23d8-4373-a270-d3fc5916bcdb","body_text":"The 6th International Conference on Public Health \nBest Western Premier Hotel, Solo, Indonesia, October 23-24, 2019 | 167 \n https://doi.org/10.26911/the6thicph.03.25 \n \nPATH ANALYSIS ON THE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN STRESS, \nPOLYCISTIC OVARIUM SYNDROME, AND THE RISK \nOF INFERTILITY IN FEMALE OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE \n \nSuci Arsita Sari1), Uki Retno Budihastuti2), Eti Poncorini Pamungkasari3) \n \n1)Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret \n2)Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Moewardi Hospital, Surakarta \n3) Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret \n \nABSTRACT \n \nBackground: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a disorder that associate s with an \nimbalance in female sex hormones. It represents 80% of anovulatory infertility cases.  \nThe purpose of this s tudy was to examine factors associated with the risk of infertility \namong female of reproductive age using path analysis model. \nSubjects and Method : A case control study was carried out in Dr. Moewardi hos -\npital, Surakarta, from May to July 2019. A sample of 200 women was selected by fixed \ndisease sample. The dependent variable was infertility. The independent variables were \nPCOS, body mass index (BMI), lifestyle, age, stress, metabolic syndrome, endo metrio-\nsis, and myoma uterine. The data were obtained from medical record and ques tion-\nnaire. The data were analyzed by path analysis run on Stata 13.  \nResults: Infertility among women was directly and positively affected by age ≥35 years \nold (b= 2.20; 95%CI= 0.95 to 3.44; p= 0.001), BMI >25 (b= 2.11; 95%CI= 0.81 to 3.41; \np= 0.001), endometriosis (b= 1.61; 95%CI= 0.16 to 3.06; p= 0.029), myoma uterine (b= \n1.88; 95%CI = 0.56 to 3.20), metabolic syndrome (b= 2.73; 95%CI = 1.39 to 4.07; p \n<0.001), PCOS (b=4.76; 95%CI = 2.33 to 7.19; p<0.001), and employment (b= 2.11; \n95%CI= 0.81 to 3.41; p= 0.001). It was indirectly affected by high stress and lifestyle. \nConclusion: Infertility among women is directly and positively affected by age ≥35 \nyears old , BMI >25, endometriosis,  myoma uterine, metabolic syndrome, PCOS, and \nemployment. It is indirectly affected by high stress and lifestyle. \n \nKeywords: infertility, polycistic ovarium syndrome, path analysis  \n \nCorrespondence: \nSuci Arsita Sari . Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl. Ir. \nSutami 36A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java. Email: suciarsita@gmail.com. Mobile: \n085786179994.","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}