Table 5 Attitude toward surrogate pregnancy
Study group | Total (N = 452) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Medical students | Lawyers | |||
(N = 248) | (N = 204) | |||
What is your attitude toward surrogate pregnancy? | ||||
Supportive | 136 | 108 | 244 | 0.001 |
54.8% | 52.9% | 54.0% | ||
Neutral | 87 | 51 | 138 | |
35.1% | 25.0% | 30.5% | ||
Against | 25 | 45 | 70 | |
10.1% | 22.1% | 15.5% | ||
If your attitude is supportive or neutral, do you think surrogacy should be commercialized in Lebanon | ||||
No | 113 | 56 | 169 | 0.003 |
50.7% | 35.2% | 44.2% | ||
Yes | 110 | 103 | 213 | |
49.3% | 64.8% | 55.8% | ||
If your attitude is against surrogate pregnancy, would you change your mind if you knew that surrogate pregnancy is the only means to have kids for a couple? | ||||
No | 15 | 36 | 51 | 0.071 |
60.0% | 80.0% | 72.9% | ||
Yes | 10 | 9 | 19 | |
40.0% | 20.0% | 27.1% | ||
Attitude related to social values | ||||
No | 59 | 75 | 134 | 0.003 |
23.8% | 36.8% | 29.6% | ||
Yes | 189 | 129 | 318 | |
76.2% | 63.2% | 70.4% | ||
Attitude related to religion | ||||
No | 187 | 162 | 349 | 0.312 |
75.4% | 79.4% | 77.2% | ||
Yes | 61 | 42 | 103 | |
24.6% | 20.6% | 22.8% | ||
Attitude related to studies you read | ||||
No | 180 | 131 | 311 | 0.056 |
72.6% | 64.2% | 68.8% | ||
Yes | 68 | 73 | 141 | |
27.4% | 35.8% | 31.2% | ||