Perceptions and Experiences of Women in Karachi, Pakistan Regarding Secondary Infertility: Results from a Community-Based Qualitative Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of women participants of FGDs and IDIs.

	Participants of FGDs (𝑛=84)		Respondents of IDs (𝑛=20)
	𝑛	%	𝑛	%
Current age (years)
<20; 21–25; 26–30; 31–35	8; 24; 28; 24	9.5; 28.5; 33.3; 28.5	0; 8; 8; 4	0.0; 40.0; 40.0; 20.0
Ethnicity
Urdu speaking; Pathan; Punjabi; Sindhi	28; 18; 18; 20	33.3; 21.4; 21.4; 23.8	10; 4; 2; 4	50.0; 20.0; 10.0; 20.0
Respondent’s educational qualification
Illiterate; Primary; Secondary and +	34; 30; 20	40.4; 35.7; 23.8	8; 8; 4	40.0; 40.0; 20.0
Husband’s education qualification
Illiterate; Primary; Secondary and +	20; 36; 28	23.8; 42.8; 33.3	2; 6; 12	10.0; 30.0; 60.0
Respondent’s occupational status
Housewives; Employed	58; 26	69.0; 31.0	16; 4	80.0; 20.0
Husband’s occupational status
unemployed; Employed	6; 78	7.2; 92.8	0; 20	0.0; 100.0