Characteristics of participants involved in in-depth interviews (n=14)
| Participant characteristics | No (%) | |
| Age, year | 25– | 5 (35.71) |
| 30– | 3 (21.43) | |
| 35– | 3 (21.43) | |
| 40–45 | 3 (21.43) | |
| Residency | Jeddah | 10 (71.43) |
| Out of Jeddah | 4 (28.57) | |
| Duration of marriage, year | 1– | 7 (50.00) |
| 5– | 3 (21.43) | |
| 10– | 1 (7.14%) | |
| 15–20 | 3 (21.43) | |
| Duration of infertility, year | 1– | 7 (50.00) |
| 3– | 5 (35.71) | |
| 6– | 1 (7.14) | |
| 9 | 1 (7.14) | |
| Duration of seeking infertility care, year | 1– | 8 (57.14) |
| 3–6 | 4 (28.57) | |
| >6 | 2 (14.29) | |
| No of living children | 0 | 8 (57.14) |
| 1 or 2 | 5 (35.71) | |
| 3 or more | 1 (7.14) | |
| Type of infertility | Primary | 5 (35.71) |
| Secondary | 9 (64.29) | |
| Pregnant now | Yes | 2 (14.29) |
| No | 12 (85.71) | |
| Type of treatment used | Medical (OI, hyperprolactinaemia) | 13 (92.86) |
| IUI | 1 (7.14) | |
| ICSI/IVF | 3 (21.43) | |
| Surgical | 6 (42.86) | |
ICSI/IVF, intracytoplasmic sperm injection/in vitro fertilisation; IUI, intrauterine insemination; OI, ovulation induction.