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Table 4 Comparing success and type of previous treatment

From: Use and pattern of previous care received by infertile Nigerian women

Type of treatment

Was previous treatment successful?

Test statistics

No (%)

Yes (%)

Total (%)

Any previous history of hospital treatment

   

Pearson’s Chi square 14.956

df 1

p value 0.000

 No

90 (100%)

0 (0.0%)

90 (100%)

 Yes

124 (84.9%)

22 (15.1%)

146 (100%)

Any previous history of traditional treatment

   

Pearson’s Chi square 0.187

df 1

p value 0.665

 No

126 (90.0%)

14 (10.0%)

140 (100%)

 Yes

88 (97.1%)

8 (8.3%)

96 (100%)

Combined and/or individual treatments

 Both

68 (89.5%)

8 (10.5%)

76 (100%)

Pearson’s Chi square 18.825

df 3

p value 0.000

 Only hospital treatment

56 (80%)

14 (20%)

70 (100%)

 Only traditional treatment

20 (100%)

0 (0.0%)

20 (100%)

 No previous treatment

70 (100.0%)

0 (0.0%)

70 (100%)

Total

214 (90.7%)

22 (9.3%)

236 (100%)