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Table 1 Reproductive status and use of infertility medical care among respondents aged 20–49 years olda

From: Can men be trusted in population-based surveys to report couples’ medical care for infertility?

 

Respondent’s gender

P-Value b

Male

Female

Ever tried to have a child

53% (51–55)

66% (65–68)

< 0.001

Ever used medical care for infertilityc

11% (10–12)

16% (15–17)

< 0.001

Used medical care for infertility within the previous 15 yearsc

8% (7–10)

11% (10–12)

< 0.001

Ever treated for infertilityc

6% (5–7)

9% (8–10)

< 0.001

  1. aAll percentages are weighted with 95% confidence intervals in brackets
  2. bP-value of the chi-square test comparing the female and male respondents’ distributions. To take into account the complex sampling design of the Fecond survey, the subpopulation option in Stata® was used for correct calculation of the standard errors of the estimates
  3. cEither the respondents and/or their partners
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BMC Medical Research Methodology

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