Table 1.
Distribution of study participants according to their socio-demographic characteristics, Women Hospital-Hamad Medical Corporation, 2018
| Sociodemographic | Cases | Cases | Controls | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Infertility n = 43 (%) |
Secondary Infertility n = 93 (%) |
Infertility Total n = 136 (%) |
n = 272(%) | ||
| Age group: | 0.002* | ||||
| 16–25 year | 12 (27.9) | 12 (12.9) | 24 (17.7) | 59 (21.7) | |
| 26–35 year | 23 (53.5) | 43 (46.2) | 66 (48.5) | 164(60.3) | |
| > 35 year | 8 (18.6) | 38 (40.9) | 46 (33.8) | 49 (18.0) | |
| Mean + SD | 29.4 + 6.7 | 33.9 + 6.0 | 32.5 + 6.6 | 30.2 + 5.5 | |
| Educational level: | 0.028* | ||||
| Illiterate | 1 (2.3) | 5 (5.4) | 6 (4.4) | 2 (0.7) | |
| Primary | 6 (14.0) | 4 (4.3) | 10 (7.4) | 13 (4.8) | |
| Preparatory | 1 (2.3) | 11 (11.8) | 12 (8.8) | 13 (4.8) | |
| Secondary | 17 (39.5) | 40 (43.0) | 57 (41.9) | 131(48.2) | |
| University / higher | 18 (41.9) | 33 (35.5) | 51 (37.5) | 113(41.5) | |
| Average household monthly income: | |||||
| < 12.000 QR | 5 (11.6) | 6 (6.5) | 11 (8.1) | 5 (1.8) | 0.001* |
| 12.000- < 25.000 QR | 13 (30.2) | 33 (35.5) | 46 (33.8) | 52 (19.1) | |
| > 25.000 QR | 25 (58.1) | 54 (58.1) | 79 (58.1) | 215(79.0) | |
| Age at first marriage: | 0.024* | ||||
| < 20 years | 6(14.0) | 26(28.0) | 32(23.5) | 86(31.6) | |
| 20 - < 25 | 18(41.9) | 37(39.8) | 55(40.4) | 113(41.5) | |
| 25 - < 30 | 10(23.3) | 23(24.7) | 33(24.3) | 59(21.7) | |
| 30 - < 35 | 4(9.3) | 5(5.4) | 9(6.6) | 12(4.4) | |
| > 35 | 5(11.6) | 2(2.2) | 7(5.1) | 2(0.7) | |
| Mean + SD | 25.8 + 6.8 | 22.7 + 4.6 | 23.7 + 5.6 | 22.1 + 4.4 | |
| Husband’s absence: | 0.001* | ||||
| Never been absent | 33 (76.7) | 60 (64.5) | 93 (68.4) | 232 (85.3) | |
| Yes, occasionally | 4 (9.3) | 17 (18.3) | 21 (15.4) | 19 (7.0) | |
| Yes, frequently/seasonally | 4 (9.3) | 12 (12.9) | 16 (11.8) | 16 (5.9) | |
| Yes, most of the time | 2 (4.7) | 4 (4.3) | 6 (4.4) | 5 (1.8) | |
| Yes, “collectively” | 10(23.3) | 33 (35.5) | 43 (31.6) | 40 (14.7) | |
* p < 0.05
SD Standard Deviation, QR Qatari Riyals