Table 2 Comparison of quantitative and qualitative demographic variables between the two groups
Variable | Gender | Subgroup | intervenion group Mean (standard deviation) | control group Mean (Standard deviation) | statistics | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | female | – | 31.87 (4.56) | 30.67 (4.09) | −1.07 | 0.28* |
male | – | 35.47 (5.57) | 36 (5.25) | 0.38 | 0.7* | |
education | female | Reading and writing | 1 (3.3) | 1 (3.3) | 2 | 0.7** |
High school | 5 (16.7) | 6 (20) | 11 | |||
Diploma | 11 (36.7) | 15 (50) | 26 | |||
University | 13 (43.3) | 8 (26.7) | 21 | |||
male | Reading and writing | 5 (16.7) | 0 (0) | 1 | 0.08** | |
High school | 5 (16.7) | 10 (33.3) | 15 | |||
Diploma | 12 (40) | 15 (50) | 27 | |||
University | 12 (40) | 5 (16.7) | 17 | |||
Duration of infertility (month) | – | – | 5.37 (3.38) | 7.97 (4.58) | 2.49 | 0.01* |
Cause of infertility | – | Female infertility | 3 (10) | 7 (23.3) | 6 | 0.65** |
Male infertility | 8 (26.7) | 5 (16.7) | 16 | |||
Female and male infertility | 18 (60) | 17 (56.7) | 36 | |||
Unknown cause | 1 (3.3) | 1 (3.3) | 2 | |||
Type of treatment defeated | – | IVF | 15 (50) | 17 (56.7) | 30 | 0.75** |
IUI | 12 (40) | 9 (30) | 24 | |||
medicine | 3 (10) | 4 (13.3) | 6 |