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Table 3 Results of nominal logistic regression on preferred roles in treatment decisions in doctor-patient relationship (N = 236)

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

Variables

Passive and leaning passive vs Shared equally

Autonomous and leaning autonomous vs Shared equally

 

OR

p-value

95%CI of OR

OR

p-value

95%CI of OR

Higher woman’s age in years

0.77

0.149

0.55–1.10

1.02

0.832

0.89–1.16

Having tertiary education (Ref: Secondary education or less)

2.37

0.504

0.19–29.90

0.89

0.781

0.40–1.98

Having full-time occupation (Ref: Absence)

0.86

0.886

0.10–7.18

1.55

0.352

0.62–3.91

Having a religious affiliation (Ref: Absence)

7.79

0.048

1.02–59.50

1.98

0.072

0.94–4.17

Higher husband’s age in years

1.19

0.086

0.98–1.45

1.04

0.298

0.96–1.13

Longer years of marriage

0.81

0.287

0.55–1.19

1.00

0.942

0.89–1.13

Longer years of infertility

1.40

0.194

0.84–2.33

0.91

0.241

0.77–1.07

Secondary infertility (Ref: Primary infertility)

14.45

0.033

1.25–167.59

1.54

0.321

0.66–3.64

Presence of live birth (Ref: Absence)

0.18

0.308

0.00–4.93

0.64

0.432

0.21–1.96

Cause of infertility – Female factor only (Ref: Mixed infertility)

2.55

0.504

0.16–39.46

3.13

0.045

1.03–9.51

Cause of infertility – Male factor onlya (Ref: Mixed infertility)

   

1.95

0.258

0.61–6.22

Cause of infertility – Unexplained (Ref: Mixed infertility)

2.58

0.539

0.13–53.25

1.64

0.433

0.48–5.70

Longer duration of ART in years

1.73

0.061

0.98–3.01

1.17

0.120

0.96–1.42

Higher fertility-related quality of life – Core

0.97

0.610

0.87–1.08

0.98

0.332

0.95–1.02

Higher fertility-related quality of life – Treatment

0.94

0.257

0.85–1.04

0.98

0.330

0..95–1.02

Higher marital satisfaction

1.73

0.036

1.04–2.89

0.90

0.098

0.78–1.02

Higher anxiety

0.88

0.378

0.65–1.18

1.05

0.430

0.93–1.18

Higher depression

1.12

0.624

0.71–1.77

0.90

0.206

0.40–1.98

  1. Note. Shared equally = reference category for the dependent variable. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, ART Assisted reproductive technology
  2. aNo participants in the Passive and leaning passive category suffered from male-factor infertility. Therefore, the odds ratio and the corresponding p-value are not available
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