Table 1Comparison of Socio-demographic Characteristics of Respondents
Characteristics |
Categories |
IUI (n=706) |
IVF (n=830) |
χ2 or t |
p
|
n (%) |
n (%) |
Wife age (year) |
25~29 |
43 (6.9) |
32 (4.3) |
48.05 |
<.001 |
30~34 |
324 (52.3) |
286 (38.6) |
|
|
35~39 |
209 (33.7) |
298 (40.2) |
|
|
40~45 |
44 (7.1) |
125 (16.9) |
|
|
M±SD |
34.2±3.47 |
35.6±3.91 |
-7.14 |
<.001 |
Husband age (year) |
25~29 |
15 (2.4) |
16 (2.2) |
40.68 |
<.001 |
30~34 |
218 (35.1) |
156 (21.2) |
|
|
35~39 |
284 (45.7) |
364 (49.5) |
|
|
40~45 |
104 (16.7) |
199 (27.1) |
|
|
M±SD |
36.0±3.59 |
37.2±3.93 |
-5.99 |
<.001 |
Employment status |
Unemployed |
239 (38.5) |
303 (41.0) |
1.02 |
.599 |
Employed |
329 (53.1) |
372 (50.3) |
Part-time |
52 (8.4) |
64 (8.7) |
Education |
≤High school |
89 (14.2) |
140 (18.9) |
5.29 |
.071 |
University |
432 (69.1) |
482 (65.0) |
≥Graduate school |
104 (16.6) |
119 (16.1) |
Pregnancy status (now) |
Yes |
145 (23.3) |
98 (13.4) |
22.60 |
<.001 |
No |
477 (76.7) |
635 (86.6) |
Child (number) |
0 |
417 (67.1) |
435 (58.7) |
11.43 |
.003 |
1 |
180 (29.0) |
279 (37.7) |
≥2 |
24 (3.9) |
27 (3.6) |
Table 2Comparison of Infertility related Characteristics and Family Support of Respondents
Characteristics |
Categories |
IUI (n=706) |
IVF (n=830) |
χ2 or t |
p
|
n (%) |
n (%) |
Causes of infertility |
Unexplained |
488 (70.7) |
401 (49.3) |
86.13 |
<.001 |
Female |
100 (14.5) |
273 (33.6) |
Male |
68 (9.9) |
83 (10.2) |
Both |
34 (4.9) |
56 (6.9) |
Infertility duration (month) |
<12 |
13 (2.3) |
20 (3.0) |
69.79 |
<.001 |
12~23 |
71 (12.6) |
57 (8.5) |
|
|
24~35 |
143 (25.3) |
113 (16.9) |
|
|
36~47 |
175 (31.0) |
143 (21.4) |
|
|
48~59 |
83 (14.7) |
121 (18.1) |
|
|
≥60 |
80 (14.2) |
214 (32.0) |
|
|
M±SD |
38.2±18.10 |
50.2±43.36 |
-6.53 |
<.001 |
Treatment result |
Fail |
489 (75.8) |
448 (58.6) |
47.12 |
<.001 |
Sucess only pregnancy |
48 (7.4) |
84 (11.0) |
Sucess delivery |
108 (16.7) |
232 (30.4) |
Distance to hospital (hour) |
<1 |
491 (79.1) |
498 (67.1) |
28.88 |
<.001 |
1~2 |
106 (17.1) |
173 (23.3) |
≥2 |
24 (3.9) |
71 (9.6) |
Financial support |
Very helpful |
378 (60.6) |
365 (49.3) |
19.05 |
<.001 |
Moderate helpful |
240 (38.5) |
358 (48.4) |
Not helpful |
6 (1.0) |
17 (2.3) |
Attendance of health program |
Wife |
No |
290 (41.1) |
324 (39.0) |
0.70 |
.403 |
Yes |
415 (58.9) |
506 (61.0) |
Husband |
No |
345 (48.9) |
405 (48.8) |
0.00 |
.956 |
Yes |
360 (51.1) |
425 (51.2) |
Depression |
Yes (≥4) |
125 (20.5) |
177 (24.3) |
2.83 |
.093 |
No (≤3) |
486 (79.5) |
551 (75.7) |
Total number of IVF before |
|
1.55±1.12 |
2.54±1.18 |
-13.27 |
<.001 |
Total number of IUI before |
|
2.42±2.93 |
2.05±1.22 |
2.52 |
.012 |
Relationship with spouse |
Get better |
143 (23.2) |
165 (22.5) |
5.85 |
.054 |
Not change |
452 (73.4) |
521 (71.2) |
Get worse |
21 (3.4) |
46 (6.3) |
Relationship with in-laws' house |
Get better |
71 (11.6) |
86 (12.0) |
7.22 |
.027 |
Not change |
505 (82.4) |
561 (78.0) |
Get worse |
37 (6.0) |
72 (10.0) |
Table 3Depression according to Socio-demographic Characteristics of Respondents
Characteristics |
Categories |
IUI (n=706) |
χ2 (p) |
IVF (n=830) |
χ2 (p) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
Wife age (year) |
25~29 |
16 (13.1) |
24 (5.0) |
10.66 (.014) |
6 (3.4) |
24 (4.4) |
5.83 (.120) |
30~34 |
62 (50.8) |
256 (53.1) |
80 (45.2) |
200 (36.6) |
35~39 |
36 (29.5) |
167 (34.6) |
69 (39.0) |
221 (40.5) |
40~45 |
8 (6.6) |
35 (7.3) |
22 (12.4) |
101 (18.5) |
Husband age (year) |
25~29 |
5 (4.0) |
10 (2.1) |
2.15 (.542) |
5 (2.9) |
10 (1.8) |
3.09 (.377) |
30~34 |
45 (36.0) |
167 (34.7) |
36 (20.6) |
118 (21.8) |
35~39 |
57 (45.6) |
219 (45.5) |
93 (53.1) |
257 (47.4) |
40~45 |
18 (14.4) |
85 (17.7) |
41 (23.4) |
157 (29.0) |
Employment status |
Unemployed |
55 (44.4) |
177 (36.9) |
4.08 (.130) |
88 (50.3) |
209 (38.3) |
8.00 (.018) |
Employed |
56 (45.2) |
265 (55.2) |
73 (41.7) |
288 (52.7) |
Part-time |
13 (10.5) |
38 (7.9) |
14 (8.0) |
49 (9.0) |
Education |
≤High school |
21 (16.9) |
66 (13.6) |
0.99 (.610) |
40 (23.0) |
94 (17.1) |
3.87 (.144) |
University |
84 (67.7) |
336 (69.3) |
111 (63.8) |
360 (65.6) |
≥Graduate school |
19 (15.3) |
83 (17.1) |
23 (13.2) |
95 (17.3) |
Pregnancy status (now) |
Yes |
13 (10.5) |
126 (26.1) |
13.68 (<.001) |
9 (5.2) |
89 (16.4) |
13.70 (<.001) |
No |
111 (89.5) |
356 (73.9) |
163 (94.8) |
455 (83.6) |
Child (number) |
0 |
95 (76.0) |
314 (65.4) |
6.64 (.036) |
135 (76.3) |
293 (53.6) |
28.68 (<.001) |
1 |
24 (19.2) |
148 (30.8) |
39 (22.0) |
230 (42.0) |
≥2 |
6 (4.8) |
18 (3.8) |
3 (1.7) |
24 (4.4) |
Table 4Depression according to Infertility related Characteristics and Family Support of Respondents
Characteristics |
Categories |
IUI (n=706) |
χ2 or t (p) |
IVF (n=830) |
χ2 or t (p) |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
Causes of infertility |
Unexplained |
79 (64.8) |
353 (72.8) |
11.18 (.011) |
75 (43.1) |
275 (50.3) |
13.76 (.003) |
Female |
25 (20.5) |
65 (13.4) |
76 (43.7) |
169 (30.9) |
Male |
7 (5.7) |
48 (9.9) |
9 (5.2) |
65 (11.9) |
Both |
11 (9.0) |
19 (3.9) |
14 (8.0) |
38 (6.9) |
Infertility duration (month) |
<12 |
3 (2.6) |
9 (2.0) |
6.27 (.281) |
3 (1.9) |
17 (3.4) |
15.73 (.008) |
12~23 |
9 (7.7) |
60 (13.6) |
9 (5.6) |
47 (9.4) |
24~35 |
26 (22.2) |
115 (26.1) |
19 (11.8) |
91 (18.2) |
36~47 |
42 (35.9) |
132 (29.9) |
29 (18.0) |
113 (22.6) |
48~59 |
22 (18.8) |
60 (13.6) |
31 (19.3) |
89 (17.8) |
≥60 |
15 (12.8) |
65 (14.7) |
70 (43.5) |
143 (28.6) |
Treatment result |
Fail |
100 (82.0) |
356 (74.2) |
3.25 (.197) |
130 (75.1) |
291 (53.4) |
31.52 (<.001) |
Sucess only pregnancy |
7 (5.7) |
37 (7.7) |
19 (11.0) |
58 (10.6) |
Sucess delivery |
15 (12.3) |
87 (18.1) |
24 (13.9) |
196 (36.0) |
Distance to hospital (hour) |
<1 |
90 (72.6) |
389 (80.9) |
4.20 (.123) |
97 (55.7) |
385 (70.0) |
12.40 (.002) |
1~2 |
27 (21.8) |
75 (15.6) |
53 (30.5) |
119 (21.6) |
≥2 |
7 (5.6) |
17 (3.5) |
24 (13.8) |
46 (8.4) |
Financial support |
Very helpful |
62 (50.4) |
307 (63.4) |
7.21 (.027) |
55 (31.1) |
302 (55.4) |
33.46 (<.001) |
Moderate helpful |
59 (48.0) |
173 (35.7) |
114 (64.4) |
234 (42.9) |
Not helpful |
2 (1.6) |
4 (0.8) |
8 (4.5) |
9 (1.7) |
Attendance of health program |
Wife |
No |
39 (31.2) |
168 (34.6) |
0.52 (.469) |
43 (24.3) |
192 (34.8) |
6.82 (.009) |
Yes |
86 (68.8) |
317 (65.4) |
134 (75.7) |
359 (65.2) |
Husband |
No |
53 (42.4) |
206 (42.5) |
0.00 (.988) |
68 (38.4) |
247 (44.8) |
2.24 (.134) |
Yes |
72 (57.6) |
279 (57.5) |
109 (61.6) |
304 (55.2) |
Total number of IVF before |
1.53±1.16 |
1.63±0.98 |
-0.71 (.476) |
2.46±1.15 |
2.85±1.23 |
-3.80 (<.001) |
Total number of IUI before |
2.33±2.41 |
2.76±4.49 |
-1.40 (.164) |
2.05±1.21 |
2.06±1.24 |
-0.07 (.942) |
Relationship with spouse |
Get better |
21 (16.8) |
121 (25.0) |
30.31 (<.001) |
30 (17.0) |
135 (24.7) |
50.58 (<.001) |
Not change |
90 (72.0) |
356 (73.6) |
115 (65.3) |
396 (72.5) |
Get worse |
14 (11.2) |
7 (1.4) |
31 (17.6) |
15 (2.7) |
Relationship with in-laws' house |
Get better |
5 (4.0) |
66 (13.7) |
42.36 (<.001) |
11 (6.4) |
75 (14.0) |
60.80 (<.001) |
Not change |
98 (78.4) |
400 (83.2) |
119 (68.8) |
434 (81.0) |
Get worse |
22 (17.6) |
15 (3.1) |
43 (24.9) |
27 (5.0) |
Table 5Factors related to Depression
Variables |
IUI |
IVF |
β |
p
|
OR |
95% CI |
β |
p
|
OR |
95% CI |
(Constant) |
-0.473 |
.701 |
0.623 |
|
-4.845 |
<.001 |
0.008 |
|
Pregnancy status (1=No) |
1.117 |
.001 |
3.054 |
1.61~5.81 |
1.663 |
<.001 |
5.277 |
2.32~12.00 |
Child (number) (1=0) |
0.431 |
.089 |
1.539 |
0.94~2.53 |
0.652 |
.039 |
1.919 |
1.03~3.57 |
Causes of infertility |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unexplained†
|
- |
.065 |
- |
|
- |
.026 |
- |
|
Female |
-0.844 |
.063 |
0.430 |
0.18~1.05 |
-0.725 |
.085 |
0.484 |
0.21~1.11 |
Male |
-0.470 |
.352 |
0.625 |
0.23~1.68 |
-0.141 |
.738 |
0.868 |
0.38~1.99 |
Both |
-1.455 |
.018 |
0.233 |
0.07~0.78 |
-1.081 |
.059 |
0.339 |
0.11~1.04 |
Financial support (1=Moderate or not helpful) |
0.349 |
.119 |
1.418 |
0.91~2.20 |
0.969 |
<.001 |
2.634 |
1.67~4.16 |
Relationship with spouse (1=Get worse) |
1.272 |
.023 |
3.569 |
1.20~10.66 |
1.189 |
.006 |
3.284 |
1.40~7.71 |
Relationship with in-laws' house (1=Get worse) |
1.023 |
.015 |
2.783 |
1.22~6.33 |
1.038 |
.004 |
2.825 |
1.40~5.71 |
Wife age |
-0.048 |
.140 |
0.953 |
0.89~1.02 |
|
|
|
|
Employment status (1=Unemployed) |
|
|
|
|
0.469 |
.036 |
1.599 |
1.03~2.48 |
Infertility duration |
|
|
|
|
0.001 |
.801 |
1.001 |
1.00~1.01 |
Treatment result (1=Fail) |
|
|
|
|
0.575 |
.057 |
1.777 |
0.98~3.21 |
Distance to hospital (1=≥1 hours) |
|
|
|
|
0.452 |
.142 |
1.571 |
0.86~2.87 |
Attendance of health program (Wife) (1=Yes) |
|
|
|
|
0.448 |
.070 |
1.565 |
0.96~2.54 |
Total number of IVF before |
|
|
|
|
0.184 |
.700 |
1.202 |
0.99~1.47 |