Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants
From: Exploring the lived experiences of women with multiple gestations in Iran: a phenomenological study
Participant number | Age | Job | spouse’s job | Education | economic status | Number of Gestations | History of Abortion | Family History of Multiple Gestations | Type of Pregnancy (wanted or not) | Number of Children | Place of Interview | Place of Residence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 35 | Housewife | engineer | Master in Administration | middle | 3 | Yes (1) | No | Normal (wanted) | 3 | Participant’s house | Sanandaj |
2 | 34 | Housewife | Farmer | Under diploma | low | 3 | No | No | Use of ovulation induction drugs and fallopian tube blockage surgery(wanted) | 3 | Participant’s house | Isaabad Village |
3 | 32 | Employee | Employee | Master in environmental health | high | 4 | Yes (1) | Yes | Normal (wanted) | 3 | Participant’s house | Sanandaj |
4 | 31 | Housewife | engineer | Master in psychology | middle | 3 | No | No | Normal(unwanted) | 3 | Participant’s house | Sanandaj |
5 | 48 | Housewife | Car Mechanic | Under diploma | low | 3 | No | Yes | Normal (unwanted) | 6 | Participant’s house | Sanandaj |
6 | 41 | Housewife | laborer | Certificate and associate degree in accounting | low | 3 | Yes (2) | No | Use of ovulation induction drugs and IVF(Wanted) | 2 | Participant’s house | Sanandaj |
7 | 31 | Housewife | Construction worker | Diploma | low | 3 | No | Yes | Use of herbal drugs (Wanted) | 4 | Participant’s house | Kamyaran |
8 | 33 | Housewife | Teacher | Under diploma | middle | 3 | Yes (2) | No | Use of ovulation induction drugs (Wanted) | 3 | Participant’s house | Sanandaj |
9 | 29 | Teacher | Teacher | Master in primary education | middle | 3 | No | No | Use of ovulation induction drugs (Wanted) | 3 | Participant’s house | Sanandaj |
10 | 27 | Housewife | shopkeeper | Diploma and Associate degree in sewing design | middle | 3 | No | Yes | Use of ovulation induction drugs(Wanted) | 3 | Participant’s house | Sanandaj |
11 | 23 | Housewife | shopkeeper | Diploma | high | 2 | No | Yes | Use of ovulation induction drugs and Fallopian tube blockage surgery (Wanted) | 2 | Beasat Hospital in Sanandaj | Marivan |
12 | 30 | Housewife | Employee | Under diploma | Middle | 4 | No | Yes | Taking medication to regulate menstruation (Wanted) | 4 | Participant’s house | Sanandaj |