Table 1 Demographic and background variables among fertile and infertile women
From: An investigation of the effects of infertility on Women’s quality of life: a case-control study
Variable | Value | Fertile group | Infertile group | P-value b |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency (Percentage) | Frequency (Percentage | |||
Age rangea | < 35 | 339 (62.8) | 113 (62.8) | > 0.999 |
≥35 | 201 (37.2) | 61 (37.2) | ||
Duration of Marriagea | < 10 | 258 (47.8) | 86 (47.8) | > 0.999 |
≥ 10 | 282 (52.2) | 94 (52.2) | ||
Educational Levela | Illiterate or primary school | 156 (28.9) | 52 (28.9) | > 0.999 |
Junior high school to high school diploma | 204 (37.8) | 68 (37.8) | ||
University | 180 (33.3) | 60 (33.3) | ||
Occupational Status | Housewife | 375 (69.4) | 127 (70.6) | 0.794 |
Employed | 165 (30.6) | 53 (29.4) | ||
Husband’s Educational Level | Illiterate or primary school | 205 (38.0) | 73 (40.6) | 0.814 |
Junior high school to high school diploma | 152 (28.1) | 49 (27.2) | ||
University | 183 (33.9) | 58 (32.2) | ||
Husband’s Occupation | Unemployed | 40 (7.4) | 19 (10.6) | 0.603 |
White collar employee | 126 (23.3) | 38 (21.1) | ||
Self-employed | 296 (54.8) | 99 (55.0) | ||
Other | 78 (14.4) | 24 (13.3) | ||
Residential Property Ownership Status | Rented or living with parents | 143 (26.5) | 59 (32.8) | 0.119 |
Owned | 397 (73.5) | 121 (67.2) | ||
Having Underlying Diseases | No | 484 (89.6) | 144 (80.0) | 0.023 |
Yes | 56 (10.4) | 36 (20.0) | ||
Consanguineous Marriage | No | 352 (65.2) | 106 (58.9) | 0.208 |
Yes | 188 (34.8) | 74 (41.1) | ||
Type of Infertility | Primary | – | 164 (91.1) | – |
Secondary | – | 16 (8.9) | ||
Cost of Treating Infertility | < US$ 1500 | – | 35 (19.4) | – |
≥ US$ 1500 | – | 145 (80.6) | ||
Type of Infertility Treatment | Drug therapy | – | 79 (43.8) | – |
Surgery | – | 9 (5.0) | ||
IVF | – | 82 (45.6) | ||
ICSI / IUI | – | 10 (5.6) |