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Table 2 Questions and answers regarding age and fertility (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. At what age are women most fertile?

Correct

82.4

89.4

70.6

87.1

.006

 

False

17.6

10.6

29.4

12.9

 

2. At what age is the first decrease of female fertility?

Correct

51.8

55.3

42.4

62.4

NS

 

False

48.2

44.7

57.6

37.6

 

3. At what age is the second decrease of female fertility?

Correct

17.7

21.2

17.7

12.9

NS

 

False

82.3

78.8

82.3

87.1

 

4. At what age is the first decrease of male fertility?

Correct

17.7

25.9

18.8

18.8

NS

 

False

82.3

74.1

81.2

81.2

 

5. At what age is the second decrease of male fertility?

Correct

14.1

17.7

25.9

22.3

NS

 

False

85.9

82.3

74.1

77.7