C haracteristics
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Ever used herbs n = 198 (%)
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Never used herbs n = 62 (%)
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Totals n = 260 (%)
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Crude OR/95% CI
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P–value
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Age (years)
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≤30years
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158 (78.8%)
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34 (54.8)
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192 (73.8)
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1
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<0.01
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>30 years
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40 (20.2%)
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28 (45.2)
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68 (26.2)
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0.31 (0.17 - 0.57)
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Education level
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≤ primary
|
93 (47.0)
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12 (19.4)
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105 (40.4)
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1
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<0.01
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≥ secondary
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105 (53.0)
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50 (80.6)
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155 (59.6)
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0.27 (0.14 - 0 .54)
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Religion
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Protestant
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78 (39.4)
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18 (29.0)
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96 (36.9)
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1
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Catholic
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46 (23.2)
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30 (48.4)
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76 (29.2)
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0.35 (0.18 - 0.71)
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0.003
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Moslem
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53 (26.8)
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11 (17.7)
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64 (24.6)
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1.11 (0.47 - 2.54)
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0.802
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Born again
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21 (10.6)
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3 (4.9)
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24 (9.3)
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1.625 (0.43- 6.01)
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0.474
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Marital status
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Not married
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30 (15.2)
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23 (37.1)
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53 (20.4)
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1
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<0.01
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Single
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168 (88.8)
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39 (62.9)
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207 (79.6)
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3.30 (1.73- 6.30)
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Type of marriage*
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Monogamous
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95 (56.6)
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27 (69.2)
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122 (58.9)
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1
|
0.15
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Polygamous
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73 (43.4)
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12 (30.8)
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85 (41.1)
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1.73 (.82- 3.64)
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Ever conceived
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No (1º infertility)
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53 (26.8)
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35 (56.5)
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88 (33.8)
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1
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<0.01
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Yes (2º infertility
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145 (73.2)
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27 (43.5)
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172 (72.2)
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3.55 (1.96- 6.41)
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Infertility duration (in Years)
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1–3 years
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72 (36.4)
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30 (48.4)
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102 (39.2)
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1
|
0.09
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> 3 years
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126 (63.6)
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32 (51.6)
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158 (60.8)
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1.64 (.92- 2.92)
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Duration with partner (in years)**
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1–3 years
|
91 (46.9)
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20 (37.0)
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111 (42.7)
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1
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0.20
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> 3 years
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103 (53.1)
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30 (63.0)
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133 (57.3)
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1.64 (.92- 2.92)
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Distance from hospital (in KM)
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≤5 km
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81 (40.9)
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18 (29.0)
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99 ( 38.1)
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1
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6-10 km
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72 (36.4)
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28 (45.2)
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100 (38.5)
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0.57 (0.29 - 1.12)
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0.103
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>11 km
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45 (22.7)
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16 (25.8)
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61 (23.4)
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0.63 (0.29 - 1.34)
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0.229
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Ever used herbs for other health problem
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Yes
|
143 (72.2)
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40 (64.5)
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183 ( 70.4)
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1
|
0.25
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No
|
55 (27.8)
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22 (35.5)
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77 ( 29.6)
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0.70 (0.38-1.28)
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Changed partner
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Yes
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134 (67.7)
|
38 (61.3)
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172 (66.2)
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1
|
0.35
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No
|
64 (32.3)
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24 (38.7)
|
88 (33.8)
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0.76 (0.42 - 1.37)
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Herbal use disclosure
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Yes
|
68 (34.3)
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26(41.9)
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94 (36.2)
|
1
|
0.28
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No
|
130 (65.7)
|
36 (58,1)
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166 (63.8)
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0.72 (0.40-1.23)
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- *Only married women answered this question.
- **16 women were divorced were not currently in any form of relationship.
- Km means Kilometers.
- OR means Odds ratios.
- CI Means Confidence intervals.