Table 1.
Socio-demographic features of the study participants
| Infertile group n=228 | Fertile group n=204 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Age (Y) | ||||
| <30 | 127 | 55.7 | 107 | 52.5 |
| ≥30 | 101 | 44.3 | 97 | 47.5 |
| Mean ± SD | 29.54 ± 4.268 | 30.40 ± 4.907 | ||
| Age at first marriage | 22.76 ± 3.427 | 22.22 ± 3.235 | ||
| Educational status | ||||
| Primary school | 58 | 25.4 | 68 | 33.3 |
| High school or above | 170 | 74.6 | 136 | 44.4 |
| Employment status | ||||
| Not working | 183 | 80.3 | 148 | 72.5 |
| Working | 45 | 19.7 | 56 | 27.5 |
| Duration of marriage (Y) | ||||
| 0-5 | 120 | 52.6 | 39 | 19.1 |
| 6-10 | 88 | 38.6 | 90 | 44.1 |
| 10 or higher | 20 | 8.8 | 75 | 36.8 |