| Table 3. Distribution according to the treatment continuation and correlation with preference. | ||||||||
| ASAP (n=43) | Within 3 Months (n=99) | After 3 Months (n=190) | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |||
| Age | 20-29 years | 6 | 13.95 | 13 | 13.13 | 70 | 36.84 | <0.001* |
| 30-39 years | 21 | 48.84 | 66 | 66.67 | 113 | 59.47 | ||
| 40-49 years | 16 | 37.21 | 20 | 20.20 | 7 | 3.68 | ||
| Occupation | Housewife | 35 | 81.40 | 85 | 85.86 | 166 | 87.37 | 0.516 |
| Employee | 4 | 9.30 | 10 | 10.10 | 19 | 10.00 | ||
| Teacher | 2 | 4.65 | 1 | 1.01 | 3 | 1.58 | ||
| other | 2 | 4.65 | 3 | 3.03 | 2 | 1.05 | ||
| Duration of Infertility | 1-5 years | 13 | 30.23 | 35 | 35.35 | 87 | 45.79 | 0.007* |
| 6-10 years | 17 | 39.53 | 42 | 42.42 | 85 | 44.74 | ||
| 11-15 years | 11 | 25.58 | 19 | 19.19 | 13 | 6.84 | ||
| 16-20 years | 2 | 4.65 | 1 | 1.01 | 4 | 2.11 | ||
| > 20 years | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2.02 | 1 | 0.53 | ||
*Significant p value.