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Table 1 Questions and answers regarding the study participants’ plans on having children (5 questions) broken down by gender and type of curriculum

From: Fertility awareness among medical and non-medical students: a case-control study

Question

Answer

Gender and type of curriculum (%)

P-value

 

Female non-medical

Female medical

Male non-medical

Male medical

 

1. Do you want to have children (have more children) at some point in your life?

Yes

74.1

81.2

74.1

78.8

NS

 

No

5.9

5.9

9.4

5.9

 
 

Don’t know

20.0

12.9

16.5

15.3

 

2. How many children would you like to have?

1

7.5

3.8

2.7

3.8

NS

 

2

42.5

66.3

40

48.8

 
 

3

26.3

13.8

20

22.5

 
 

4

1.3

2.5

4.0

2.5

 
 

5

0

1.3

0

1.3

 
 

>5

1.3

0

0

0

 
 

Don’t know

21.3

12.5

33.3

21.3

 

3. At what age would you like to have your first child?

<20

1.3

0

0

0

NS

 

20-24

5.0

1.3

1.4

1.3

 
 

25-29

53.8

46.3

35.6

30.0

 
 

30-34

30.0

37.5

45.2

52.5

 
 

35-39

1.3

2.5

5.5

3.8

 
 

40-44

0

1.3

0

0

 
 

≥45

0

2.5

0

0

 
 

Don’t know

8.8

8.8

12.3

12.5

 

4. At what age would you like to have your last child?

<20

0

0

0

0

.002

 

20-24

0

0

0

0

 
 

25-29

8.8

0

4.0

2.5

 
 

30-34

38.8

46.9

24.0

23.8

 
 

35-39

25.0

31.7

34.7

35.0

 
 

40-44

5.0

1.3

12.0

16.3

 
 

≥45

0

2.5

1.3

0

 
 

Don’t know

22.5

17.7

24.0

22.5

 

5. In case of infertility, which option would you most likely choose?

ART

23.1

47.4

28.8

55.1

<.001

 

Adoption

71.8

52.6

53.4

35.9

 
 

Abstain from children

5.1

0

17.8

9.0