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Table 3 Participants characteristics

From: Experiences of infertile women pursuing treatment in Kenya: a qualitative study

Participants Identification

Age

Occupation

Education

Marital status

Duration of infertility (years)

No. of living children

History of abortion

Time spent undergoing treatment (years)

Causes of infertility

Current treatment

P1

32

Employee

Bachelor

Married

4

No

No

2

F*

Surgery

P2

29

Entrepreneur

Diploma

Married

5

Yes (1)

No

3

M*

ART*

P3

28

Entrepreneur

Secondary school

Married

6

Yes (1)

Yes (2)

2

F

Surgery

P4

35

Employee

Bachelor

Living with a male partner

7

No

Yes (3)

4

F + M

ART

P5

32

Entrepreneur

Primary education

Married

6

Yes (1)

Yes (2)

3

F

Surgery

P6

35

Housewife

Secondary school

Married

8

No

No

4

F

Hormonal treatment

P7

34

Entrepreneur

Bachelor

Separated

6

Yes (1)

No

3

U*

Hormonal treatment

P8

42

Employee

Postgraduate

Married

12

Yes (1)

Yes (2)

8

F + M

ART

P9

28

Entrepreneur

Diploma

Married

3

No

No

2

U*

Hormonal treatment

P10

33

Housewife

Primary education

Married

6

No

Yes (1)

4

F

Hormonal treatment

P11

38

Employee

Postgraduate

Married

5

Yes (1)

No

3

F + M

ART

P12

21

Housewife

Secondary school

Married

2

No

No

1

F

Hormonal treatment

P13

44

Entrepreneur

Diploma

Divorce

14

Yes (1)

No

10

F

Surgery

P14

26

Housewife

Secondary school

Married

4

No

No

2

M

Varicocele surgical

P15

28

Entrepreneur

Diploma

Married

6

No

No

3

M

Varicocele Surgical

P16

42

Employee

Postgraduate

Separated

8

No

Yes (1)

6

F

Surgery

P17

33

Employee

Diploma

Living with a male partner

5

Yes (1)

No

2

F + M

ART

P18

29

Entrepreneur

Secondary school

Married

4

Yes (1)

No

2

F

Hormonal treatment

P19

32

Employee

Bachelor

Married

5

No

No

3

F

Surgery

P20

34

Entrepreneur

Primary education

Separated

6

No

No

3

M

Varicocele surgical

P21

35

Entrepreneur

Secondary school

Living with a male partner

7

Yes (2)

No

3

F

Hormonal treatment

P22

38

Housewife

Secondary school

Married

10

No

No

7

F + M

ART

P23

24

Entrepreneur

Secondary school

Married

3

No

No

1

F

Hormonal treatment

P24

33

Employee

Diploma

Married

5

Yes (1)

No

2

M

Varicocele surgical

P25

31

Housewife

Diploma

married

4

No

No

3

F

ART

P26

29

Employee

Diploma

Living with a male partner

3

No

Yes (1)

1

F

Surgery

P27

36

Employee

Diploma

Married

4

Yes (1)

No

3

F

ART

P28

34

Employee

Diploma

Separated

8

No

No

6

F

Surgery

P29

32

Housewife

Secondary school

Married

6

No

No

2

M

Varicocele surgical

P30

35

Employee

Secondary school

Divorced

7

No

No

5

U

Surgery

P31

28

Entrepreneur

Diploma

Married

4

Yes (1)

Yes (3)

3

U

ART

P32

36

Employee

Secondary school

Married

5

Yes (1)

No

3

F

Hormonal treatment

P33

40

Employee

Postgraduate

Married

6

Yes (1)

Yes (2)

4

U

ART

  1. *F Female; M* male; U* unexplained; ART* Assisted reproductive technology (ART) included in-vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)