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Abstract
Infertility is considered as a global burden of disease. Being childless brings in lot of emotional and psychological stress among couples. Many eligible couples are not aware of the modifiable risk factors of infertility which can reduce its impact when considered earlier. This study aimed to determine the factors affecting infertility and to evaluate the couple’s knowledge on modifiable factors of infertility. This study utilized a quantitative research design using both a survey method. The results of the study revealed the following. A total of 400 couples/respondents from 2 selected fertility centers were included in the study. The mean age of women were 30.91 years, the mean age of men was 34.6 years. The physical factors were in the mild level of severity among 76.47% of the couples.