Table 1.
Demographic profile of the women undergoing fertility treatment
| Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age groups | |
| ≤25 | 113 (47.9) |
| 26–30 | 75 (31.8) |
| 31–35 | 38 (16.1) |
| ≤36 | 10 (4.2) |
| Education | |
| Illiterate | 4 (1.7) |
| Primary/Middle | 95 (40.2) |
| Diploma | 109 (46.2) |
| College education | 28 (11.9) |
| Living place | |
| Urban | 88 (37.3) |
| Rural | 148 (62.7) |
| Housing type | |
| Owner | 139 (58.9) |
| Tenant | 73 (30.9) |
| Living with relatives | 24 (10.1) |
| Infertility cause | |
| Male factor | 89 (37.7) |
| Female factor | 40 (16.9) |
| Both of them | 28 (11.9) |
| Idiopathic | 79 (33.5) |
| Physical illness history* | |
| Yes | 30 (12.7) |
| No | 206 (87.3) |
| Mental illness history ** | |
| Yes | 65 (27.5) |
| No | 171 (72.5) |
*
History of physical illness including diseases of the urinary-reproductive tract (n=15), diabetes (N=8), heart disease (N=3) and thyroid disease (N=4);
**
Mental illness history including depression (N=30), anxiety (N=28) and obsession (N=7)