Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics

Individual characteristics (n = 230)	Women (n = 115)	Men (n = 115)
Mean age	28.8 + 6.0 (19-45)*	33.9 + 4.7 (22-45)*
Religion
Sunni	6 (5.2%)	7 (6.1%)
Shia	109 (94.8%)	108 (93.9%)
Education
Elementary school	7.8%	3.5%
Guidance School	14.8%	16.5%
High school and diploma	42.6%	47.8%
Advanced Diploma & BS	33.9%	30.4%
Masters	0.9%	1.7%
Inhabitance
Village	13 (11.3%)	14 (12.2%)
City	102 (88.7%)	101 (87.8)
Materniity duration	6.9 + 4.3 (1-24)*	7.2 + 4.4 (1-22)*
Infertility duration	5.2 + 4.0 (1-22)*	5.0 + 4.0 (1-22)*
Treatment duration	3.7 + 4.1 (1-20)*	3.9 +3.8 (1-22)*
*Mean age (range)