Table 1.
Questions and answers regarding the study participants’ plans on having children (5 questions) broken down by gender and type of curriculum
| Question | Answer | Gender and type of curriculum (%) | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female non-medical | Female medical | Male non-medical | Male medical | |||
| 1. Do you want to have children (have more children) at some point in your life? | Yes | 74.1 | 81.2 | 74.1 | 78.8 | NS |
| No | 5.9 | 5.9 | 9.4 | 5.9 | ||
| Don’t know | 20.0 | 12.9 | 16.5 | 15.3 | ||
| 2. How many children would you like to have? | 1 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.8 | NS |
| 2 | 42.5 | 66.3 | 40 | 48.8 | ||
| 3 | 26.3 | 13.8 | 20 | 22.5 | ||
| 4 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 1.3 | ||
| >5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don’t know | 21.3 | 12.5 | 33.3 | 21.3 | ||
| 3. At what age would you like to have your first child? | <20 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS |
| 20-24 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 25-29 | 53.8 | 46.3 | 35.6 | 30.0 | ||
| 30-34 | 30.0 | 37.5 | 45.2 | 52.5 | ||
| 35-39 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 40-44 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| ≥45 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don’t know | 8.8 | 8.8 | 12.3 | 12.5 | ||
| 4. At what age would you like to have your last child? | <20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .002 |
| 20-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25-29 | 8.8 | 0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | ||
| 30-34 | 38.8 | 46.9 | 24.0 | 23.8 | ||
| 35-39 | 25.0 | 31.7 | 34.7 | 35.0 | ||
| 40-44 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 12.0 | 16.3 | ||
| ≥45 | 0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0 | ||
| Don’t know | 22.5 | 17.7 | 24.0 | 22.5 | ||
| 5. In case of infertility, which option would you most likely choose? | ART | 23.1 | 47.4 | 28.8 | 55.1 | <.001 |
| Adoption | 71.8 | 52.6 | 53.4 | 35.9 | ||
| Abstain from children | 5.1 | 0 | 17.8 | 9.0 | ||