Table 3 EFFECTS OF SOCIODEMOGRAPHICS ON THE SUCCESS OF INFERTILITY TREATMENT
From: Pharmacotherapy of infertility in Ghana: retrospective study at the cape coast teaching hospital
| SOCIO DEMOGRAPHY AND INFERTILITY TREATMENT SUCCESS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS | CONCEPTION RATE (%) | |||
| Yes | No | Sign | ||
| AGE | < 30 | 91(24.1) | 286 (75.9) |
P = 0.001 X2 = 18.2 |
| 30–35 | 53(18.2) | 238(81.8) | ||
| 36> | 16(10.2) | 157(89.8) | ||
| DURATION OF INFERTILITY | 1–5 | 98(24.4) | 304(75.6) |
P = 0.002 X2 = 12.9 |
| 5–10 | 51(15.4) | 281(84.6) | ||
| 10> | 11(12.5) | 80(87.9) | ||
| EDUCATION | Primary | 33(18.2) | 148 (81.8) |
P = 0.47 X2 = 2.50 |
| Secondary | 50(18.3) | 223(81.7) | ||
| Tertiary | 56(22.8) | 190(77.2) | ||
| No Formal | 21(23.1) | 70(76.9) | ||
| OCCUPATION | Employed | 102(18.1) | 463(81.9) |
P = 0.005 X2 = 7.9 |
| Unemployed | 58(27.2) | 155(72.8) | ||
| RELIGION | Christian | 125(20.7) | 478(79.3) | P = 0.197 X2 = 3.25 |
| Islamic | 27(24.8) | 82(75.2) | ||
| Others | 8(34.8) | 15(65.2) | ||