Table 1 Demographic and fertility characteristics in couples (n = 200)
Characteristics | N (%) | Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Woman’s age (years) | Economic status | ||
< 25 | 47 (23.5) | Favorable | 47 (23.5) |
25–28 | 50 (25) | Relatively favorable | 133 (66.5) |
29–32 | 70 (35) | Undesirable | 20 (10) |
≥ 33 | 33 (16.5) | Duration of the couple’s marriage (years) | |
Spouse’s age (years) | < 5 | 56 (28) | |
< 30 | 41 (20.5) | 5–10 | 114 (57) |
30–32 | 60 (30) | > 10 | 30 (15) |
33–35 | 43 (21.5) | Couples’ place of residence | |
≥ 36 | 56 (28) | City | 185 (92.5) |
Women’s education | Village | 15 (7.5) | |
< High school | 33 (16.5) | Infertility duration (years) | |
High school | 91 (45.5) | < 5 | 125 (62.5) |
Academic | 76 (38) | ≥ 5 | 75 (37.5) |
Spouse’s education | Treatment Duration (years) | ||
< High school | 44 (22) | < 2 | 62 (31) |
High school | 86 (43) | 2–4 | 110 (55) |
Academic | 70 (35) | 5≤ | 28 (14) |
Woman’s occupation | Current treatment | ||
Housewife | 181 (90.5) | Drug | 80 (40) |
Employed | 19 (9.5) | IUI | 63 (31.5) |
Spouse’s occupation | IVF | 57 (28.5) | |
Employee | 64 (32) | Number of treatments | |
Free | 104 (52) | 1–2 | 125 (62.5) |
manual worker | 32 (16) | 3–4 | 45 (27.5) |
5≤ | 30 (15) |