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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)

  1. Cross tabulation of demographic factors against pregnancy outcome using chi-square test