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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2010 May 24;71(4):734–742. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.04.033

Table 2.

Effects of religiosity on stages of infertility helpseeking (N=2,167)

Considered Talked to doctor Tests Treatment ART
Est. Beta Est. Beta Est. Beta Est. Beta Est. Beta

Dep=religious attendance
Religiosity 1.213 .598 *** 1.210 .598 *** 1.210 .598 *** 1.202 .599 *** 1.208 .599 ***
R square .355 .354 .355 .356 .356
Est. Beta Est. Beta Est. Beta Est. Beta Est. Beta

Dep=ethical concerns
Religiosity .011 .052 .011 .052 0.011 0.052 .011 .052 .011 .051
Religious attendance .017 .159 ** .017 .159 ** 0.017 0.159 ** .016 .158 ** .017 .159 **
R square .093 .093 .093 .093 .093
Dep=imptnce of motherhd Est. Beta Est. Beta Est. Beta Est. Beta Est. Beta

Religiosity .096 .200 *** .096 .176 *** 0.096 0.200 *** .095 .200 *** .095 .200 ***
Religious attendance .010 .041 .010 .041 0.010 0.041 0.010 0.041 0.010 0.041
R square .135 .135 .135 .135 .135
Dep=helpseeking Est. OR Est. OR Est. OR Est. OR Est. OR

Ethical concerns -.424 .654 * -.477 .621 ** -.689 .502 ** -1.219 .296 *** -.520 .595
Imptnce of motherhd .120 1.127 .114 1.121 .222 1.249 ** .173 1.189 .359 1.432 **
Religious attendance .037 1.038 .022 1.022 .045 1.046 .024 1.024 -.009 .991
Religiosity -.096 .908 -.051 .950 -.046 .955 .116 1.123 .080 1.083
Pseudo R square .459 .441 .504 .547 .493
Chi square 133.993 132.276 136.957 138.987 139.565
CF! .961 .962 .958 .956 .957
TLI .956 .957 .953 .951 .951
RMSEA .019 .019 .020 .020 .020
WRMW .905 .883 .914 .921 .917
*

=p<.05;

**

p<.01;

***

p<.001

Helpseeking categories: 0 = No help; 1 = Considered; 2 =talked to Doctor; 3 = Medical tests; 4 = Infertility Treatment; 5 = ART Control Variables (primary infertility, infertile with intent, wants a(nother) child, age, income, education, private health insurance,