Table 1.
Social-demographic and obstetric characteristics of participants
| Characteristic | CBT* (n = 42) |
Control (n = 42) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Age (Year) | 30.3 (5.5) | 32.0 (4.8) | 0.091† |
| Duration of pregnancy attempt (Year) | 5.0 (2.9) | 4.7 (2.5) | 0.55† |
| Duration of disease (Year) | 5.9 (4.8) | 6.8 (4.4) | 0.34† |
| Duration of treatment (Year) | 5.0 (4.1) | 6.8 (4.4) | 0.53† |
| Number (Percent) | Number (Percent) | ||
| Ethnicity | 1.0¥ | ||
| Turk | 40 (97.6) | 42 (97.7) | |
| Kurd | 1 (2.4) | 1 (2.3) | |
| Region | 0.23‡ | ||
| City | 34 (82.9) | 31 (72.1) | |
| Town | 7 (17.1) | 12 (27.9) | |
| Marital status | 1.0¥ | ||
| Single | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.3) | |
| Married | 41 (100) | 42 (97.7) | |
| Spouse’s education | 0.37¥ | ||
| Elementary | 4 (9.8) | 2 (4.8) | |
| Intermediate | 2 (4.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
| High school | 7 (17.1) | 8 (19.0) | |
| Diploma | 16 (39.0) | 13 (31.0) | |
| University | 12 (29.3) | 19 (45.2) | |
| Having child | 0.55§ | ||
| Yes | 10 (24.4) | 8 (19.0) | |
| No | 31 (75.6) | 34 (81.0) | |
| Spouse’s job | 0.003¥ | ||
| Unemployed | 2 (4.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Worker | 18 (43.9) | 9 (21.4) | |
| Employee | 6 (14.6) | 10 (23.8) | |
| Shopkeeper | 3 (7.3) | 15 (35.7) | |
| Retired | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Other | 12 (29.3) | 8 (19.0) | |
| Woman job | 0.02§ | ||
| House wife | 37 (90.2) | 30 (96.8) | |
| Employed | 4 (9.8) | 13 (30.2) | |
| Woman education | 0.19‡ | ||
| Intermediate | 7 (17.1) | 4 (9.3) | |
| High school | 6 (14.6) | 9 (20.9) | |
| Diploma | 18 (43.9) | 11 (25.6) | |
| University | 10 (24.4) | 19 (44.2) | |
| Days of menstruation | 0.48¥ | ||
| < 3 days | 1 (2.4) | 4 (9.3) | |
| 3–7 days | 38 (92.7) | 36 (83.7) | |
| > 7 days | 2 (4.9) | 3 (7.0) | |
| Length of the menstrual cycle | 0.26¥ | ||
| < 21 days | 5 (12.2) | 1 (2.3) | |
| 21–35 days | 31 (75.6) | 36 (83.7) | |
| > 35 days | 5 (12.2) | 6 (14.0) | |
| Menstrual flow volume | 0.72¥ | ||
| Light | 4 (9.8) | 7 (16.3) | |
| Moderate | 28 (68.3) | 26 (60.5) | |
| Heavy | 9 (22.0) | 9 (20.9) | |
| Very heavy | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.3) | |
| Income sufficiency | 0.10¥ | ||
| Not sufficient | 12 (29.3) | 10 (23.3) | |
| Somewhat sufficient | 28 (68.3) | 26 (60.5) | |
| Sufficient | 1 (2.4) | 7 (16.3) | |
| Stress Role | 0.003§ | ||
| Low | 8 (19.5) | 2 (4.7) | |
| Moderate | 15 (36.6) | 31 (72.1) | |
| High | 18 (43.9) | 10 (23.3) | |
| Disease symptoms | 0.21¥ | ||
| Obesity | 2 (4.9) | 4 (9.3) | |
| Hirsutism | 3 (7.3) | 2 (4.7) | |
| Acne | 3 (7.3) | 2 (4.7) | |
| Menstrual problems | 11 (26.8) | 4 (9.3) | |
| Infertility problems | 22 (53.7) | 31 (72.1) | |
| First supporter | 0.18¥ | ||
| Mother | 5 (12.2) | 10 (23.3) | |
| Father | 1 (2.4) | 1 (2.3) | |
| Mother & Father | 5 (12.2) | 10 (23.3) | |
| Spouse | 29 (70.7) | 22 (51.2) | |
| Health personnel | 1 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Sexual satisfaction | 0.11¥ | ||
| Dissatisfied | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Rarely satisfied | 3 (7.3) | 2 (4.8) | |
| Somewhat satisfied | 19 (46.3) | 29 (69.0) | |
| Satisfied | 19 (46.3) | 11 (26.2) | |
| Infertility problems | 1.0¥ | ||
| Yes | 40 (97.6) | 41 (97.6) | |
| No | 1 (2.4) | 1 (2.4) | |
| Infertility evaluation | 0.003§ | ||
| Yes | 3 (7.3) | 14 (33.3) | |
| No | 38 (92.7) | 28 (66.7) |
* Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; †Independent t-test; ‡Chi-square for trend; §Chi-square; ¥ Fisher’s exact test