Table 1 Demographic and reproductive health characteristics of patients attending the infertility clinic at Mulago hospital

Age (years)

≤30years

158 (78.8%)

34 (54.8)

192 (73.8)

1

<0.01

>30 years

40 (20.2%)

28 (45.2)

68 (26.2)

0.31 (0.17 - 0.57)

Education level

≤ primary

93 (47.0)

12 (19.4)

105 (40.4)

1

<0.01

≥ secondary

105 (53.0)

50 (80.6)

155 (59.6)

0.27 (0.14 - 0 .54)

Religion

Protestant

78 (39.4)

18 (29.0)

96 (36.9)

1

Catholic

46 (23.2)

30 (48.4)

76 (29.2)

0.35 (0.18 - 0.71)

0.003

Moslem

53 (26.8)

11 (17.7)

64 (24.6)

1.11 (0.47 - 2.54)

0.802

Born again

21 (10.6)

3 (4.9)

24 (9.3)

1.625 (0.43- 6.01)

0.474

Marital status

Not married

30 (15.2)

23 (37.1)

53 (20.4)

1

<0.01

Single

168 (88.8)

39 (62.9)

207 (79.6)

3.30 (1.73- 6.30)

Type of marriage*

Monogamous

95 (56.6)

27 (69.2)

122 (58.9)

1

0.15

Polygamous

73 (43.4)

12 (30.8)

85 (41.1)

1.73 (.82- 3.64)

Ever conceived

No (1º infertility)

53 (26.8)

35 (56.5)

88 (33.8)

1

<0.01

Yes (2º infertility

145 (73.2)

27 (43.5)

172 (72.2)

3.55 (1.96- 6.41)

Infertility duration (in Years)

1–3 years

72 (36.4)

30 (48.4)

102 (39.2)

1

0.09

> 3 years

126 (63.6)

32 (51.6)

158 (60.8)

1.64 (.92- 2.92)

Duration with partner (in years)**

1–3 years

91 (46.9)

20 (37.0)

111 (42.7)

1

0.20

> 3 years

103 (53.1)

30 (63.0)

133 (57.3)

1.64 (.92- 2.92)

Distance from hospital (in KM)

≤5 km

81 (40.9)

18 (29.0)

99 ( 38.1)

1

6-10 km

72 (36.4)

28 (45.2)

100 (38.5)

0.57 (0.29 - 1.12)

0.103

>11 km

45 (22.7)

16 (25.8)

61 (23.4)

0.63 (0.29 - 1.34)

0.229

Ever used herbs for other health problem

Yes

143 (72.2)

40 (64.5)

183 ( 70.4)

1

0.25

No

55 (27.8)

22 (35.5)

77 ( 29.6)

0.70 (0.38-1.28)

Changed partner

Yes

134 (67.7)

38 (61.3)

172 (66.2)

1

0.35

No

64 (32.3)

24 (38.7)

88 (33.8)

0.76 (0.42 - 1.37)

Herbal use disclosure

Yes

68 (34.3)

26(41.9)

94 (36.2)

1

0.28

No

130 (65.7)

36 (58,1)

166 (63.8)

0.72 (0.40-1.23)