Table 1.

Demographic data and baseline characteristics of respondents.

	Female (n = 146)	Male (n = 107)	P value
Age (years), mean (SD)	31.7 (4.4)	33.5 (5.5)	P 0.004
Duration of infertility (months), mean (SD)	51.0 (34.8)	42.5 (26.4)	P 0.29
Total income (RM), mean (SD)	3574.7 (1479.1)	3532.7 (1401.7)	P 0.82
Level of education, n (%)
Primary school	2 (1.4%)	4 (3.7%)
Secondary school	76 (52.1%)	57 (53.3%)
Diploma/degree	63 (43.2%)	43 (40.2%)
Postgraduate	5 (3.4%)	3 (2.8%)
History of previous children, n (%)	10 (9.3%)	21 (14.4%)
Previous treatment received, n (%)	76 (52.1%)	36 (33.6%)
Desired number of babies with next fertility treatment, n (%)
Singleton	88 (60.3%)	62 (57.9%)	P 0.71
Multiple pregnancies	58 (39.7%)	45 (42.1%)
Decision changed following information regarding multiple pregnancies, n (%)	14 (24.1%)	17 (37.8%)	P 0.13