Preferred problem solving and decision-making role in fertility treatment among women following an unsuccessful in vitro fertilization cycle

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants (N = 246)

Characteristics	n	%
Age of woman (years)
Mean / standard deviation (range)	37.2 / 3.4 (27–46)
30 or below	6	2
31–35	67	27
36–40	134	55
40+	39	16
Education Level
Secondary education or below	99	40
Tertiary education	147	60
Employment
Employed (Part-time)	20	8
Employed (Full-time)	180	73
Unemployed	41	17
Others	5	2
Religion
None	158	64
Ancestral Worship	13	5
Catholic	5	2
Protestant / Non-denominational	46	19
Buddhist	22	9
Others	2	1
Husband’s Age (years)
Mean / standard deviation (range)	40.2 / 5.6 (29–63)
30 or below	3	1
31–35	46	19
36–40	96	39
41–45	61	25
45+	40	16
Duration of Marriage (years)
Mean / standard deviation (range)	7.3 / 3.8 (1–19)
5 or below	92	37
6–10	113	46
10+	41	17
Duration of infertility (years)
Mean / standard deviation (range)	4.0 / 2.5 (1–14)
Type of infertility
Primary	131	53
Secondary	115	47
No. of live births
0	208	85
1 or more	38	15
No. of pregnancy loss
Mean / standard deviation (range)	0.7 / 1.1 (0–6)
0	150	61
1	56	23
2 or more	40	16
Causes of infertility
Unexplained	53	22
Male factor only	70	28
Female factor only	74	30
Mixed factor	49	20
Duration of ART treatment (years)
Mean / standard deviation (range)	2.8 / 2.1 (0.3–8.9)
Less than a year	49	20
1 to 3 years	133	54
4 to 5 years	36	15
6 years or more	28	11
Unsuccessful treatment procedure at T₀
Fresh embryo transfer (ET)	134	55
Frozen embryo transfer (FET)	111	45
No. of previous failed IVF cycles
Mean / standard deviation (range)	1.1 / 1.4 (0–8)
0	102	41
1	80	33
2	36	15
3 or more	28	11
Remaining frozen embryos?
Yes	110	45
No	133	55

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