Overall (n = 213) | Users of CAM (n = 87) | Non-users of CAM (n = 126) | OR (95% CI)** | |
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Age (years) ( mean ± SD) | 34.7 ± 6.4 | 34.9 ± 6.7 | 34.6 ± 6.3 | 1.01 (0.97-1.05) |
Sex (n,%) | ||||
Male | 63 (29.6%) | 41 (47.1%) | 22 (17.5%) | 1 |
Female | 150 (70.4%) | 46 (52.9%) | 104 (82.5%) | 0.24 (0.13-0.44) |
Religion (n,%) | ||||
Muslim (Sunni, Shiite, Druze) | 164 (78.5%) | 74 (86.0%) | 90 (73.2%) | 1 |
Christian | 45 (21.5%) | 12 (14.0%) | 33 (26.8%) | 0.44 (0.21-0.92) |
Years Married (n,%) | ||||
1-3 years | 97 (45.5%) | 34 (39.1%) | 63 (50.0%) | 1 |
4-6 years | 57 (26.8%) | 20 (23.0%) | 37 (29.4%) | 1.00 (0.51-1.99) |
≥ 7 years | 59 (27.7%) | 33 (37.9%) | 26 (20.6%) | 2.35 (1.21-4.56) |
p for trend | <0.001 | |||
Household Income (n,%) | ||||
<$1000/month | 90 (42.3%) | 51 (58.6%) | 39 (31.0%) | 1 |
$1000-2000/month | 47 (22.1%) | 17 (19.5%) | 30 (23.8%) | 0.43 (0.21-0.90) |
>$2000/month | 76 (35.7%) | 19 (21.8%) | 57 (45.2%) | 0.26 (0.13-0.50) |
p for trend | <0.001 | |||
Educational level (n,%) | ||||
Illiterate to Baccalaureate | 86 (40.4%) | 48 (55.2%) | 38 (30.2%) | 1 |
Diploma/University | 127 (59.6%) | 39 (44.8%) | 88 (69.8%) | 0.35 (0.20-0.62) |
Living with parents-in-law (n,%) | ||||
No | 196 (92.0%) | 77 (88.5%) | 119 (94.4%) | 1 |
Yes | 17 (8.0%) | 10 (11.5%) | 7 (5.6%) | 2.21 (0.81-6.05) |
Health Insurance (n,%) | ||||
Uninsured | 59 (27.7%) | 29 (33.3%) | 30 (23.8%) | 1 |
Insured | 154 (72.3%) | 58 (66.7%) | 96 (76.2%) | 0.63 (0.34-1.15) |
Smoking status (n,%) | ||||
Non-smokera | 177 (83.1%) | 68 (78.2%) | 109 (86.5%) | 1 |
Smoker | 36 (16.9%) | 19 (21.8%) | 17 (13.5%) | 1.79 (0.87-3.68) |
No. of years (mean ± SD) | 16.0 ± 7.4 | 17.2 ± 7.3 | 14.6 ± 7.4 | 1.05 (0.96-1.16) |
Self-perceived stress b | ||||
≤5 | 103 (48.4%) | 39 (44.8%) | 64 (50.8%) | 1 |
>5 | 110 (51.6%) | 48 (55.2%) | 62 (49.2%) | 1.27 (0.73-2.20) |
Age at diagnosis (mean ± SD) | ||||
< 20 years | 19 (8.9%) | 14 (16.1%) | 5 (4.0%) | 1 |
20-30 years | 91 (42.7%) | 38 (43.7%) | 53 (42.1%) | 0.26 (0.09-0.77) |
>30 years | 103 (48.4%) | 35 (40.2%) | 68 (54.0%) | 0.18 (0.06-0.55) |
p for trend | <0.001 | |||
Kinship to spouse (n,%) | ||||
Not related | 183 (85.9%) | 72 (82.8%) | 111 (88.1%) | 1 |
Related | 30 (14.1%) | 15 (17.2%) | 15 (11.9%) | 1.54 (0.71-3.35) |
Family fertility problems (n,%) | ||||
None | 174 (81.7%) | 72 (82.8%) | 102 (81.0%) | 1 |
Yes | 39 (18.3%) | 15 (17.2%) | 24 (19.0%) | 0.89 (0.43-1.81) |
Duration of Infertility (mean ± SD) | 4.3 ± 4.8 | 5.6 ± 5.7 | 3.4 ± 3.9 | 1.11 (1.04-1.18) |
Barriers to adherence to treatment | ||||
No barriers | 85 (39.9%) | 32 (36.8%) | 53 (42.1%) | 1 |
Barriers | 128 (60.1%) | 55 (63.2%) | 73 (57.9%) | 1.25 (0.71-2.19) |
Current treatment (Males & Females) (n,%) | ||||
No IUI or IVF treatmentc | 43 (20.2%) | 14 (16.1%) | 29 (23.0%) | 1 |
IUI or IVF procedure | 170 (79.8%) | 73 (83.9%) | 97 (77.0%) | 1.56 (0.77-3.16) |