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Table 1 Demographic data for 144 participants

From: The motherhood choices decision aid for women with rheumatoid arthritis increases knowledge and reduces decisional conflict: a randomized controlled trial

Measures

DA group

Control group

54 % (n = 78)

46 % (n = 66)

Age (Yrs)

31.26 (4.26)

30.43 (5.07)

Education

  

  Secondary Education (12 years)

8 % (n = 6)

10.8 % (n = 7)

  Tertiary Education

92 % (n = 72)

88 % (n = 57)

Marital status

  

  Single

10 % (n = 8)

15 % (n = 10)

  Married

87 % (n = 68)

83 % (n = 54)

Divorced/separated

3 % (n = 2)

2 % (n = 1)

RA Duration in years

8.43 (6.97)

7.71 (7.19)

No. of children

  

  0

65 % (n = 50)

69 % (n = 45)

  1

26 % (n = 20)

23 % (n = 15)

  2

9 % (n = 7)

6 % (n = 4)

Pregnant at time of survey

4 % (n = 3)

6 % (n = 4)

Wanted children before RA diagnosis

  

  Yes

79 % (n = 61)

71 % (n = 46)

  No

3 % (n = 2)

11 % (n = 7)

  Unsure

18 % (n = 14)

18 % (n = 12)

Want to have (more) children in the future

  

  Definitely not

0 % (n = 0)

0 % (n = 0)

  Unsure

51 % (n = 40)

38 % (n = 25)

  Definitely yes

49 % (n = 38)

60 % (n = 39)

  1. No significant differences were found on demographic data between women in the DA and control groups