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

Table 4 Comparison of infertility related stress mean score between duration of infertility groups (N = 96)

Stress domains	1–3 years		4–7 years		≥ 8 years		F(2, 93)^d	Post hoc Bonferroni
Stress domains	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	F(2, 93)^d	Post hoc Bonferroni
Combined stress	1.89^a	.538	2.23^b	.614	2.09^c	.599	3.74*	a VS. b
Personal stress	2.58	.888	2.88	.716	2.85	.813	1.61	na^e
Marital stress	1.44	.755	1.65	.877	1.47	.835	0.70	na
Social stress	1.65^a	.577	2.14^b	.928	1.95^c	.755	4.49*	a VS. b

* = p value for F test < 0.05; Post hoc column shows which groups (a vs. b, a vs. c, b vs. c) are significantly different from one another, d = One-way ANOVA; e = not applicable

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