SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ARTIFICIAL-INSEMINATION DONOR (AID) COUPLES COMPARED WITH MATCHED POPULATION-CONTROLS

Authors
HOGERZEIL HV KNIJN T MOL BWJ
Citation
Hv. Hogerzeil et al., SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ARTIFICIAL-INSEMINATION DONOR (AID) COUPLES COMPARED WITH MATCHED POPULATION-CONTROLS, European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology, 64(1), 1996, pp. 111-114
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Reproductive Biology","Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03012115
Volume
64
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
111 - 114
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-2115(1996)64:1<111:SCOAD(>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Socio-economic characteristics like education, occupation and religion may play a role when choosing or refraining from treatment by artific ial insemination by donor (AID). From a cohort of 189 AID-patients, th e socio-economic characteristics were established from the notes and a questionnaire that was sent to all patients to complete the available data. The response rate to the questionnaire was 83.6% (158 women). D ata were compared with population controls that were matched for age a nd region. AID patients in this study had significantly lower educatio nal and/or occupational levels than matched population controls and we re significantly more religious.