| Table 7. Analysis based on respondents’ educational level. | ||||
| Questions | Educational level | |||
| Secondary education or less | Bachelor’s degree or equivalent | Master’s/Doctoral degree or equivalent | 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:78.5% | Y:76.4% | Y:72.9% | ns |
| Would a reward for the donation help healthy women at fertile ages decide to donate the oocytes? | Y:82.4% | Y:87.2% | Y:83.5% | 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:55.5%a | Y:57.3%b | Y: 64.8%a,b | a-b<0.05 |
| The controversy regarding oocyte donation does not occur with sperm donation. Do you believe that this fact may indicate prejudice against women? | Y:48% | Y:51.3% | Y:50.6% | ns |
| Do you think the oocyte donor should be entitled to custody of the child? | Y:5.1% | Y:4.9% | Y:5.9% | 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: 68.3%a | Y:65.1%a | Y:62.7% | a<0.05 |
| Do you think the lack of oocytes for donation occurs because the sale of these gametes is prohibited in Brazil? | Y:68.3%a | Y:64.2% | Y:62.8% | ns |
| Do you think that financially rewarded donation would be the most practical solution for reducing the waiting time of infertile couples? | Y:75.4%a,b | Y:65.8%a | Y: 61.3%b | a-b<0.05 |
| Do you agree with the policy of women donating their oocytes in exchange for subsidized treatments or rewards, such as gynecological check-ups, contraceptive methods, airfare and lodging? | Y: 3.5%a,b | Y:62.9%a | Y: 63.5%b | a-b<0.05 |
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ns:not significant. Within-row values with the same superscript letter were significantly different. Y:Yes |
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