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. 2019 Dec 3;5:14. doi: 10.1186/s40738-019-0068-6

Table 1.

Demographic and general characteristics of respondents

Characteristics Women with no previous treatment frequency (%) Women with previous treatment frequency (%) Total population Frequency (%) Test statistics (df = degree of freedom)
Clients age
  < 20 1 (100) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.4)

Likelihood ratio 9.026

df 4

p value 0.060

 20–29 48 (45.7) 57 (54.3) 105 (44.5)
 30–39 32 (34.8) 60 (65.2) 92 (39.0)
 40–49 9 (29.0) 22 (71.0) 31 (15.7)
  > 50 0 (0.0) 1 (100) 1 (0.4)
Total 90 (38.0) 146 (62.0) 236 (100)
Husband’s age
  < 20 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)

Pearson Chi Square 11.324

df 3

p value 0.01

 20–29 8 (80%) 2 (20) 10 (4.2)
 30–39 40 (40.8) 58 (59.2) 98 (41.5)
 40–49 31 (37.3) 52 (62.7) 83 (35.2)
  > 50 11 (24.4) 34 (75.6) 45 (19.1)
Educational level
 None 1 (33.3) 2 (66.7) 3 (1.3)

Pearson Chi Square 2.740

df 4

p value 0.602

 Quaranic only 7 (41.2) 10 (58.8) 17 (7.2)
 Primary 9 (36.0) 16 (64.0) 25 (10.6)
 Secondary 44 (43.6) 57 (56.4) 101 (42.8)
 Tertiary 29 (32.2) 61 (67.8) 90 (38.1)
Marital status
 Married 89 (37.9) 146 (62.1) 235 (99.6)

Pearson Chi Square 1.629

df 1

p value 2.02

 Single 1 (100) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.4)
Duration of marriage
  ≤ 1 year 14 (51.9) 13 (48.1) 27 (11.4)

Pearson Chi Square 2.982

df 3

p value 0.394

  > 1-5 years 32 (34) 62 (66) 94 (39.8)
  > 5-10 years 24 (40) 36 (60) 60 (25.4)
  > 10 years 20 (36.4) 35 (63.6) 55 (23.3)
Order of marriage
 First 75 (38.9) 118 (61.1) 193 (81.8)

Pearson Chi Square 0.236

df 1

p value 0.627

 Second or more 15 (34.9) 28 (65.1) 43 (18.2)
Type of marriage
 Monogamy 67 (39.4) 103 (60.6) 170 (72.0)

Pearson Chi Square 0.420

df 1

p value 0. 517

 Polygamy 23 (34.8) 43 (65.2) 66 (28.0)
Occupation
 Student 9 (60) 6 (40) 15 (6.4)

Pearson Chi Square 9.424

df 4

p value 0.051

 None/ Home maker 48 (43.6) 52 (56.4) 110 (46.6)
 Self employed 20 (33.3) 40 (66.7) 60 (25.4)
 Privately employed 7 (33.3) 14 (66.7) 21 (8.9)
 Civil servant 6 (20) 24 (80) 30 (12.7)
Average monthly income in Naira
  < N10,000 50 (44.2) 63 (55.8) 113 (48.0)

Pearson Chi Square 6.985

df 3

p value 0.072

 N10,000 - < N50,000 34 (37.4) 57 (62.6) 91 (38.5)
 N50,000 - < N100,000 5 (20) 20 (80) 25 (10.5)
  > N100,000 1 (14.3) 6 (85.7) 7 (3.0)
Type of infertility
 Primary 33 (34.4) 63 (65.6) 96 (40.7)

Pearson Chi Square 0.970

df 1

p value 0.325

 Secondary 57 (40.7) 83 (59.3) 140 (59.3)
Duration of fertility
  ≤ 1 year 15 (60) 10 (40) 25 (10.6)

Pearson Chi Square 11.324

df 3

p value 0.01

  > 1 year to 5 years 46 (37.7) 76 (62.3) 122 (51.7)
  > 5 year to 10 years 19 (36.5) 33 (63.5) 52 (22.0)
  > 10 year 10 (27) 37 (15.7)
Parity
 0 49 (34.8) 92 (65.2) 141 (59.7)

Pearson Chi Square 1.827

df 2

p value 0.401

 1–4 40 (43.5) 52 (56.5) 92 (39.0)
  > 4 1 (33.3) 2 (66.7) 3 (1.3)
Total 90 (38.0) 146 (62.0) 236 (100)