Table 3.
Women’s knowledge on factors affecting female fertility.
| Not at all (%) | 2 (%) | 3 (%) | 4 (%) | 5 (%) | 6 (%) | Very Significantly (%) | I don’t know (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoking | 1.0 | 13.2 | 9.8 | 12.3 | 14.0 | 8.2 | 35.0 | 6.5 |
| Obesity | 3.5 | 13.1 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 15.4 | 11.4 | 20.5 | 11.4 |
| Daily usage of alcohol | 0.7 | 10.0 | 6.8 | 9.3 | 11.5 | 12.4 | 44.9 | 4.3 |
| Not using condoms in the past | 25.9 | 10.2 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 5.6 | 11.1 | 22.1 |
| Previous usage of the COCa | 13.5 | 17.4 | 13.6 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 9.0 | 20.6 |
| History of STIsb | 2.7 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 24.9 | 13.6 |
| Previous abortion(s) | 3.0 | 12.2 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 14.9 | 28.1 | 8.0 |
| Age | 2.6 | 9.6 | 8.1 | 12.4 | 16.5 | 17.1 | 30.9 | 2.7 |
a
, COC: combined oral contraceptives
b
, STIs: sexually transmitted infections.