Table 1 Opinion about involvement in consenting the use of EGDs in research, according to participants’ characteristics
Who should be involved in giving consent to the use of EGDs in research | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Gamete recipients | Gamete donors | Both recipients and gamete donors | |
Overall, n (%) | 247 | 91 (36.8) | 39 (15.8) | 117 (47.4) |
Experience with donation, n (%) | ||||
Donors | 72 | 18 (25.0)* | 19 (26.4)* | 35 (48.6)* |
Recipients | 175 | 73 (41.7)* | 20 (11.4)* | 82 (46.9)* |
Sex, n (%) | ||||
Female | 156 | 60 (38.5) | 27 (17.3) | 69 (44.2) |
Male | 91 | 31 (34.1) | 12 (13.2) | 48 (52.7) |
Age, Median (P25-P75) | 35.0 | 37.0 (34.0–40.0) | 37.0 (33.5–40.0) | 36.0 (35.0–39.0) |
Educational level, n (%) | ||||
≤ 12th grade | 130 | 48 (36.9) | 21 (16.2) | 61 (46.9) |
> 12th grade | 113 | 40 (35.4) | 18 (15.9) | 55 (48.7) |
Marital status, n (%) | ||||
Married/Living with the partner | 172 | 71 (41.3)* | 21 (12.2)* | 80 (46.5)* |
Single/Divorced | 74 | 19 (25.7)* | 18 (24.3)* | 37 (50.0)* |
Working status, n (%) | ||||
Employed | 199 | 70 (35.2) | 31 (15.6) | 98 (49.2) |
Othera | 45 | 19 (42.2) | 8 (17.8) | 18 (40.0) |
Perceived income adequacy, n (%) | ||||
Insufficient | 72 | 31 (43.0) | 12 (16.7) | 29 (40.3) |
Sufficient | 174 | 59 (33.9) | 27 (15.5) | 88 (50.6) |
Parental status, n (%) | ||||
No children | 215 | 79 (36.8) | 34 (15.8) | 102 (47.4) |
Children | 31 | 11 (35.5) | 5 (16.1) | 15 (48.4) |
Previous experience on donation, n (%) | ||||
No | 185 | 66 (35.7) | 32 (17.3) | 87 (47.0) |
Yes | 62 | 25 (40.3) | 7 (11.3) | 30 (48.4) |
Embryo donation for research, n (%) | ||||
Willing | 162 | 59 (36.4) | 27 (16.7) | 76 (46.9) |
Otherb | 75 | 27 (36.0) | 10 (13.3) | 38 (50.7) |