Table 5. Determinants of preferred gender selection.

^#Exact probability test.

^*P < .05 (significant).

OB-GYN: Obstetrician-gynecologist.

Factors		Preferred gender as OB-GYN						P-value
		Female		Male		No preference
		No.	%	No.	%	No preference	%
Age in years	18-25	68	46.30%	5	3.40%	74	50.30%	.535#
	26-35	40	50.60%	4	5.10%	35	44.30%
	36-45	45	51.70%	3	3.40%	39	44.80%
	46+	37	48.10%	7	9.10%	33	42.90%
Marital status	Single	34	43.00%	2	2.50%	43	54.40%	.049*#
	Married	153	50.70%	17	5.60%	132	43.70%
	Divorced/Widowed	3	33.30%	0	0.00%	6	66.70%
Maternity	I have children	139	51.10%	16	5.90%	117	43.00%	0.373
	I don’t have children	17	43.60%	1	2.60%	21	53.80%
Children number	1	23	45.10%	2	3.90%	26	51.00%	.915#
	2	35	53.80%	4	6.20%	26	40.00%
	3	27	50.90%	3	5.70%	23	43.40%
	4+	55	52.90%	7	6.70%	42	40.40%
Educational level	Pre-high school	3	75.00%	0	0.00%	1	25.00%	.688#
	High school	38	45.80%	6	7.20%	39	47.00%
	Diploma	23	45.10%	1	2.00%	27	52.90%
	University/above	126	50.00%	12	4.80%	114	45.20%
Occupation	Employed	47	46.50%	7	6.90%	47	46.50%	0.517
	Unemployed	143	49.50%	12	4.20%	134	46.40%
Monthly income	<5000 SR	33	48.50%	4	5.90%	31	45.60%	.007*
	5000-10000 SR	90	55.60%	2	1.20%	70	43.20%
	>10000-20000 SR	48	42.50%	12	10.60%	53	46.90%
	>20000 SR	19	40.40%	1	2.10%	27	57.40%
Insurance	Yes	92	50.30%	9	4.90%	82	44.80%	0.834
	No	98	47.30%	10	4.80%	99	47.80%
Have you ever had provided care from an OB-GYN?	Yes	155	49.70%	15	4.80%	142	45.50%	0.748
	No	35	44.90%	4	5.10%	39	50.00%