Table I.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants (N = 357).
| Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age of woman (years) | ||
| Mean/SD (range) | 35.6/2.9 (28–44) | |
| 30 or below | 19 | 5.3 |
| 31–35 | 146 | 40.9 |
| 36–40 | 177 | 49.6 |
| 40+ | 15 | 4.2 |
| Education | ||
| Secondary education or below | 143 | 40.1 |
| Tertiary education | 206 | 57.7 |
| Not available | 8 | 2.2 |
| Employment | ||
| Employed (Part-time) | 21 | 5.9 |
| Employed (Full-time) | 270 | 75.6 |
| Unemployed | 50 | 14.0 |
| Others | 7 | 2.0 |
| Not available | 9 | 2.5 |
| Religious affiliation | ||
| Yes | 136 | 38.1 |
| No | 195 | 54.6 |
| Not available | 26 | 7.3 |
| Age of husband (years) | ||
| Mean/SD (range) | 40.2/5.4 (30–72) | |
| 30–35 | 66 | 18.5 |
| 36–40 | 144 | 40.3 |
| 41–45 | 98 | 27.5 |
| 45+ | 49 | 13.7 |
| Duration of marriage (years) | ||
| Mean/SD (range) | 7.1/3.3 (0–19) | |
| 5 or below | 113 | 31.7 |
| 6–10 | 192 | 53.8 |
| 10+ | 52 | 14.6 |
| Duration of infertility (years) | ||
| Mean/SD (range) | 4.2/2.7 (0–25) | |
| Not available | 100 | 27.2 |
| Type of infertility | ||
| Primary | 191 | 53.5 |
| Secondary | 89 | 24.9 |
| Not available | 77 | 21.6 |
| No. of live births | ||
| 0 | 353 | 98.9 |
| 1 or more | 4 | 1.1 |
| Causes of infertility | ||
| Unexplained cause | 54 | 15.1 |
| Male factor | 114 | 31.9 |
| Female factor | 71 | 19.9 |
| Mixed factors | 37 | 10.4 |
| Not available | 81 | 22.7 |
| Duration of assisted reproduction (months) | ||
| Mean/SD (range) | 37.5/26.0 (0–120) | |
| Not available | 65 | 18.2 |
| No. of previous assisted reproduction cycles | ||
| Mean/SD (range) | 0.7/1.2 (0–8) | |
| 0 | 228 | 63.9 |
| 1 | 61 | 17.1 |
| 2 | 37 | 10.4 |
| 3 or more | 31 | 8.7 |
| Current treatment | ||
| Frozen-thawed embryo transfer | 73 | 20.4 |
| Fresh embryo transfer | 201 | 56.3 |
| Not available | 83 | 23.3 |