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Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants (N = 96)

From: Prevalence and correlates of infertility related psychological stress in women with infertility: a cross-sectional hospital based survey

Characteristics

Number

Percent

Age (years)

  

Mean ± SD (range)a

 

31.5 ± 5.9 (20–48)

 20–25

16

16.7

 26–30

32

33.3

 31–35

24

25.0

 36–40

18

18.7

 41–48

6

6.3

Education

  

No formal education

15

15.6

 Primary

25

26.1

 Secondary

24

25.0

 Tertiary

32

33.3

Household monthly incomeb

  

Mean + SD (range)

 

7135 ± 5767 (2000–25,000)

 ≤ 5000

41

42.7

 > 5000

55

57.3

Employment status

  

Employed

30

31.2

Housewife

66

68.8

Relationship type

  

Married

89

92.7

Cohabiting

7

7.3

Living child

  

Yes

21

21.9

No

75

78.1

Infertility type

  

Primary

45

46.8

Secondary

51

53.1

Infertility duration (years)

  

Mean + SD (range)

 

4.2 ± 3.8 (1–17)

 1–3

43

44.7

 4–7

46

47.9

 ≥ 8

7

7.2

Cause of infertility

  

Female

46

47.9

Male

2

2.1

Combined

2

2.1

Unexplained

0

0

Unclassified

46

47.9

Past infertility treatment

  

Received treatment

  

 Yes

30

31.2

 No

66

68.8

Type of treatment received

  

 IVF

1

3.4

 Non-IVF

29

96.6

  1. a = standard deviation, b = Ethiopian birr