Table 2 Questions and answers about Knowledge about the age-related decline of fertility, Attitude and behavior for trying to get pregnant, and Awareness of and attitude towards infertility
From: Fertility awareness and subclinical infertility among women trying to get pregnant at home
Question | Answer | N (%)a |
|---|---|---|
In general, what age do you think women can get pregnant until? |  < 35 year | 55 (3.6) |
35–39 year | 412 (26.8) | |
40–44 year | 735 (47.7) | |
 ≥ 45 year | 338 (21.9) | |
What are you doing to become pregnant? | Self-timing therapy with application service | 1146 (74.4) |
Self-timing therapy without application service | 50 (3.2) | |
Nothing in particular | 345 (22.4) | |
Since how long are you having intercourse without contraception? |  < 1 year | 746 (48.4) |
1 to < 2 year | 267 (17.3) | |
2 to < 3 year | 159 (10.3) | |
3 to < 4 year | 94 (6.1) | |
 ≥ 4 year | 222 (14.4) | |
No response | 53 (3.4) | |
What is the likelihood of your infertility? | Highly unlikely | 121 (7.9) |
Unlikely | 342 (22.2) | |
Possibly | 651 (42.2) | |
Likely | 306 (19.9) | |
Highly likely | 118 (7.7) | |
No response | 3 (0.2) | |
Do you think you should be examined for infertility? | Yes | 718 (46.6) |
No | 644 (41.8) | |
Why haven’t you visited a clinic for infertility examination?b | There is no time | 307 (22.5) |
I am afraid of the gynecologic examination | 173 (12.7) | |
I feel afraid of discovering the truth | 305 (22.4) | |
Partner is not cooperative | 107 (7.9) | |
I don’t know a familiar gynecologic doctor/clinic | 304 (22.3) | |
If I am infertile, I don’t want another person to know it | 89 (6.5) | |
Nothing in particular | 415 (30.5) | |
Other | 368 (27.0) |