| Table 4. Data on contraceptives and knowledge of infertility among the studied groups | |||
| Medicine N=490 % |
Other professions N=415 % |
p value
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Use of contraceptives Yes No |
82.2 17.3 |
72.0 24.8 |
0.00026 0.0058 |
| Contraceptive method in use Condom Hormonal IUD Copper IUD Pill Injectable Contraceptive implant |
40.8 18.1 .4 42.2 1.8 5.5 |
45.7 7.2 5.0 39 2.6 0.9 |
0.76 <0.0001 0.62 0.14 <0.0001 <0.0001 |
| How many children do you intend to have? None 1 2 ≥3 |
11.6 12.6 57.7 17.9 |
26.9 19.5 39.2 14.2 |
<0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 |
| At what age would you like to have children? 21-25 years 26-30 years 31-35 years ≥ 36 years |
1.6 25.7 56.1 5.7 |
4.8 37.1 29.8 3.3 |
<0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 |
| Rationale for choosing the age to have children I want to have children as soon as possible I must have a stable career first |
11 70.6 |
5.3 63.1 |
0.0012 0.0014 |
| Does your profession affect the age at which you intend to have children? Yes |
93.0 | 55.6 | <0.0001 |
| Knowledge about the relationship between age and fertility Yes |
98.3 | 83.3 | <0.0001 |
| Knowledge about causes of female infertility Yes |
76.7 | 44.5 | <0.0001 |
| Did you select your field of specialty based on your wish to have children? Yes |
53.6 | 27.9 | <0.0001 |
| Knowledge about assisted reproduction methods Yes |
90.2 | 81.4 | <0.0001 |
| Have you considered assisted reproduction? Yes |
58.5 | 40.4 | <0.0001 |
| Interest in freezing eggs Yes |
56.3 | 33.4 | <0.0001 |
| After considering the cost of freezing eggs, are you still interested in doing it? Yes |
49.1 | 14.9 | <0.0001 |
| Interest in adoption Yes |
50.6 | 53.0 | 0.48 |
IUD: intrauterine device.
* Chi-Square test.