Descriptive statistics of participants’ characteristics N (%)
| The supportive (n=253) | The reluctant (n=464) | P | |
| Gender | 0.138 | ||
| Female | 203 (80.23) | 349 (75.22) | |
| Male | 50 (19.76) | 115 (24.78) | |
| Age mean (SD) | 32.10 (7.86) | 31.33 (8.28) | 0.222 |
| Hospital levels | 0.668 | ||
| Other hospitals | 71 (28.06) | 138 (29.74) | |
| Tertiary hospitals | 182 (71.94) | 326 (70.26) | |
| Types of healthcare providers | 0.390 | ||
| Doctors | 130 (51.38) | 215 (46.34) | |
| Nurses | 77 (30.43) | 162 (34.91) | |
| Others | 46 (18.18) | 87 (18.75) | |
| Family economic status | 0.701 | ||
| Poor | 19 (7.51) | 39 (8.41) | |
| Fair | 165 (65.22) | 311 (67.03) | |
| Wealthy | 69 (27.27) | 114 (24.57) | |
| Marital status | 0.468 | ||
| Unmarried | 67 (62.62) | 121 (57.89) | |
| Married or once married | 40 (37.38) | 88 (42.11) | |
| How well do you know about the technical procedures of oocyte cryopreservation? | 0.097 | ||
| None | 52 (20.55) | 116 (25.00) | |
| A little bit | 140 (55.34) | 256 (55.17) | |
| Well | 46 (18.18) | 80 (17.24) | |
| Very well | 15 (5.93) | 12 (2.59) | |
| How well do you know about the potential risks of oocyte cryopreservation? | 0.017 | ||
| None | 71 (28.06) | 125 (26.94) | |
| A little bit | 115 (45.45) | 245 (52.80) | |
| Well | 47 (18.58) | 80 (17.24) | |
| Very well | 20 (7.91) | 14 (3.02) | |
| How well do you know about the indications of oocyte cryopreservation in China? | 0.001 | ||
| None | 110 (43.48) | 189 (40.73) | |
| A little bit | 90 (35.57) | 192 (41.38) | |
| Well | 32 (12.65) | 72 (15.52) | |
| Very well | 21 (8.30) | 11 (2.37) | |
| How much do you worry about the risks of oocyte cryopreservation to women’s reproductive health? | 0.006 | ||
| Not at all | 9 (3.56) | 10 (2.16) | |
| Not very much | 108 (42.69) | 144 (31.03) | |
| Much | 115 (45.45) | 268 (57.76) | |
| Very much | 21 (8.30) | 42 (9.05) | |
| How much do you worry about the risks of oocyte cryopreservation to offspring’s health? | 0.003 | ||
| Not at all | 7 (2.77) | 4 (0.86) | |
| Not very much | 74 (29.25) | 93 (20.04) | |
| Much | 138 (54.55) | 279 (60.13) | |
| Very much | 34 (13.44) | 88 (18.97) | |