Table 2.
The factor loading of the Desision-Making for Donor Conception Questionnaire items in Iranian infertile couples
| Factor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Factor 1: The role of social networksIt is difficult for me to accept donor conception because of people’s negative attitude toward this method. | 0.638 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The treatment team’s commitment to keep my information confidential is important to me to accept donor conception. | 0.622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The positive experiences of people who have used donor conception affect my decision to accept this method. | 0.608 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The treatment team’s honesty in explaining the cause of infertility affects my decision to accept this method. | 0.577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The infertility clinics’ provision of clear information about the costs of donor conception affects my decision to accept this method. | 0.559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| I need more time for making a decision to accept this method. | 0.558 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| I may have to accept donor conception in order to save my marriage. | 0.554 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clergymen’s approval of donor conception helps me to decide about these methods more quickly. | 0.552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The existence of laws about donor conception affects my decision to accept this method. | 0.542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The society’s familiarity with donor conception helps me to accept this method easier. | 0.531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consulting sessions held before and during treatment with donor conception affect my decision-making. | 0.469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The failure to provide clear and proper information about donor conception affects my decision to accept this method. | 0.459 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| I may have to accept donor conception in order to free myself of other people’s babble. | 0.455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other people’s refraining from interfering in our childbearing or way of childbearing affects my decision to accept this method. | 0.427 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Factor 2: Coping strategiesWhen offered to use donor conception, practices such as praying can make me calm and enable me to make a more rational decision | 0.782 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The belief in God’s will makes me peaceful and affects my decision about whether or not to accept this method | 0.718 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| When offered to use donor conception, changes in lifestyle, such as working more, make me think less about my problem and make a more rational decision. | 0.539 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| When offered to use donor conception, thinking about positive issues makes me calmer and enables me to make a more rational decision. | 0.535 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Factor 3: The decision to disclose or concealIf I use donor conception, I won’t inform others of my decision because I fear that my child may accidentally learn of the matter from them. | 0.760 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The possibility of concealing the matter from others affects my decision about whether or not to accept donor conception. | 0.714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I use donor conception, I won’t inform others of my decision, because I fear their negative reaction (blaming, humiliation and ridicule) toward myself and my child | 0.688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I decide to use donor conception, I will hide it from my child. | 0.681 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I decide to use donor conception, I may change my job or address | 0.558 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I decide to use surrogacy services, I will try to pretend to be pregnant. | 0.526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I decide to use donor conception, I will inform my first-degree relatives (mother and sister) in order to get support from them. | 0.422 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Factor 4: Interpersonal relationships | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| I feel that if I decide to use donor conception, my emotional relationship with my husband might suffer | 0.738 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| I feel that if I decide to use donor conception, my sex life might suffer. | 0.726 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I decide to use donor conception, I reduce my relationships with others | 0.575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Factor 5: Religious quests | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I decide to use donor conception, I won’t inquire into the religious aspects of using these methods, because they are being performed in official infertility clinics in an Islamic country | 0.564 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I decide to use donor conception, I will ask people who have previously used these methods about its religious issues | 0.464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I decide to use donor conception, I will seek the fatwa of other religious references in order to reach my goal of having a child, if my own religious reference opposes this method. | 0.417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Factor 6: Donor’s characteristics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I decide to use donor conception, the donor’s characteristics won’t matter much to me; the only thing that will matter to me is to find the donor faster | 0.802 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I decide to use donor conception, I won’t inquire much into the donor’s background, because I have to accept her with any conditions due to the limited number of donors | 0.731 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I decide to use donor conception, I will prefer to use the services of a donation center in order to avoid future disturbances by the donor | 0.696 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I decide to use donor conception, I will try not to inquire much into the donor’s background, because it may dishearten her and make her change her mind | 0.695 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If the decision to use donor conception becomes certain, I will prefer a known donor because of her availability and the shorter waiting time | 0.580 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I decide to use donor conception, I will prefer to use donation centers because I can access the donor faster that way | 0.576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If the decision to use donor conception becomes certain, I will inquire greatly into the donor’s background before selecting her | 0.483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I decide to use donor conception, the donor’s moral health will be the most important selection criterion for me | 0.477 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I decide to use donor conception, I will prefer an unknown donor because I fear others’ learning of my decision | 0.429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Factor 7: Challenges in the process of treatment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I decide to use donor conception, the unavailability of a donor will be one of the main barriers | 0.642 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A better coordination between infertility clinics and the legal authorities shortens the duration of the legal procedures and accelerates the decision to use donor conception | 0.567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I decide to use donor conception, I will use a method that best fits my mental conditions | 0.604 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The lengthy and time-consuming stages of donor conception make me delay the decision to undergo this treatment | 0.599 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I decide to use donor conception, I will choose a clinic that costs less | 0.572 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The support of others (including my spouse and family) accelerates my decision to use donor conception | 0.565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I decide to use donor conception, I will choose a clinic that has served longer and has more experienced personnel | 0.551 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The high cost of treatment is a barrier to my decision to use donor conception | 0.638 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I decide to use donor conception, I will use a method that has the shortest waiting time | 0.488 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The availability of medical facilities at nearby infertility clinics accelerates my decision to use donor conception | 0.481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| If I decide to use donor conception, I will try to resolve the barriers with various solutions | 0.449 | ||||||||||||||||||||||