Table 6. Analysis based on respondents’ religion.
Questions Religion
Roman Catholic Kardecism Protestant No religion Other P
Can a healthy young woman help an unknown infertile person simply out of kindness? Do you believe that the donation can occur without any reward? Y:74.3%a,b,c Y:80.9%a,d Y:81.4%b,e Y:65.8%c,d,e Y:73% a-e<0.05
Would a reward for the donation help healthy women at fertile ages decide to donate the oocytes? Y:84.7% Y:81.7% Y:83.9% Y:86.8% Y:89.3% ns
Did you know there are sperm banks in Brazil where you can choose the blood type; skin, hair and eye colors; ethnicity; origin; weight; height; occupation; and hobbies of the donor? Y:61.6% Y:62.3% Y:53% Y:60.7% Y:3.9% ns
The controversy regarding oocyte donation does not occur with sperm donation. Do you believe that this fact may indicate prejudice against women? Y:50.6% Y:46.3% Y:51.3% Y:53.9% Y:50% ns
Do you think the oocyte donor should be entitled to custody of the child? Y:4.9% Y:7% Y:5.5% Y:4.6% Y:5.7% ns
Do you think it would be better to have the donated oocytes originating from a healthy woman (who does not have reproductive issues) rather than a woman who needs treatment to get pregnant? Y:63.6%a Y:59.5%b Y:67.4% Y:3.1%a,b,c Y:9.8%c a-c<0.05
Do you think the lack of oocytes for donation occurs because the sale of these gametes is prohibited in Brazil? Y:65.3% Y:63.4% Y:66.9% Y:59.8% Y:63.1% ns
Do you think that financially rewarded donation would be the most practical solution for reducing the waiting list of infertile couples? Y:66.2%a Y:54.9%a,b,c.d Y:66.5%b Y:71.2%c Y:68.9%d a-d<0.05
Do you agree with the policy of women donating their oocytes in exchange for subsidized treatments and rewards, such as gynecological check-ups, contraceptive methods, airfare and lodging? Y:60.5%a,b Y:54.5%c,d Y:60.2%e,f Y:70.3%a,c.e Y:71.3%b,d,f a-f<0.05
ns:not significant. Within-row values with the same superscript letter were significantly different.
Y:Yes