Acceptability of artificial donor insemination among infertile couples in Enugu, southeastern Nigeria

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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents

Variable	Variable subgroup	Frequency (%)
		Male (n=192)	Female (n=192)
Age (years)	20–29	7 (3.6)	28 (14.6)
	30–39	84 (43.6)	143 (74.5)
	40–49	96 (50)	21 (10.9)
	50–59	5 (2.6)	0 (0)
Tribe	Igbo	185 (96.4)	180 (90.6)
	Yoruba	4 (2.1)	5 (2.6)
	Hausa	2 (1.0)	1 (0.5)
	Urobo	1 (0.5)	3 (1.6)
	Idoma	0 (0)	2 (1.0)
	Igala	0 (0)	1 (0.5)
Level of education	No formal	0 (0)	3 (1.6)
	Primary	38 (19.8)	32 (16.7)
	Secondary	75 (39.1)	53 (27.6)
	Tertiary	79 (41.1)	94 (49.0)
Occupation	Public servants	82 (42.7)	63 (32.8)
	Traders	91 (47.4)	68 (35.4)
	Professionals	9 (4.7)	6 (3.1)
	Unemployed	3 (1.6)	53 (27.6)
	Farmers	7 (3.6)	2 (1.0)

Table 2 Acceptance of artificial insemination donor versus respondent characteristics in binary logistic analysis

	Acceptance of AID
	Yes (%)	No (%)	OR (95% CI)	P-value
Individual couple
Men	26 (32.9)	53 (67.1)
Women	51 (51)	49 (49)	2.1 (1.2–3.9)	0.02
Duration of infertility (in women)
≤5 years	16 (13.0)	107 (87.0)
>5 years	35 (50.7)	34 (49.3)	6.9 (3.4–13.9)	<0.001
Type of infertility (among women)
Primary	40 (56.3)	31 (43.7)
Secondary	45 (37.2)	76 (62.8)	2.2 (1.2–3.9)	<0.001

Abbreviations: AID, artificial insemination donor; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.