FACTORS AFFECTING ATTITUDES TO FERTILITY IN HAMEDAN IN 2024: A CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYTICAL STUDY

Kazemi, Farideh; Alimoradi, Zainab; Masoumi, Seyyedeh Zahra; Soltanian, Alireza; Karami, Zahra; Fazli, Sima

doi:10.61186/unmf.22.12.1050

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Kazemi F, Alimoradi Z, Masoumi S Z, Soltanian A, Karami Z, Fazli S. FACTORS AFFECTING ATTITUDES TO FERTILITY IN HAMEDAN IN 2024: A CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYTICAL STUDY. Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2024; 22 (12) :1050-1062
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FACTORS AFFECTING ATTITUDES TO FERTILITY IN HAMEDAN IN 2024: A CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYTICAL STUDY

Farideh Kazemi¹

, Zainab Alimoradi²

, Seyyedeh Zahra Masoumi³

, Alireza Soltanian⁴

, Zahra Karami⁵

, Sima Fazli ^*⁶

1- Assistant Professor, Mother and Child Care Research Center, Institute of Health Sciences and Technologies, Avicenna Health Research Institute, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
2- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
3- Professor, Mother and Child Care Research Center, Institute of Health Sciences and Technologies, Avicenna Health Research Institute, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
4- Professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
5- Instructor, Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
6- Instructor, Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran , mwsimafazli@gmail.com

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Background & Aim: Research indicates that fertility is shaped by a confluence of individual preferences and broader societal values, cultural contexts, and normative frameworks. Given the importance of understanding childbearing patterns and their societal implications, this study seeks to identify the factors affecting attitudes toward fertility in Hamedan in 2024.
Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted among 290 women, either childless or with one child, receiving care from comprehensive health centers in Hamedan province during the years 1402-1403 (2023-2024). A convenience sampling method was employed, and eligible participants completed questionnaires. The collected data were subsequently analyzed using Stata version 13 software, with a significance level set at p<0.05.
Results: The mean (standard deviation) age of the participants in the study was 33.27 (6.73) years, and the mean fertility attitude score was 72.93 (15.68). To control the potential influence of confounding variables on the fertility attitude score, a multivariate linear regression analysis was conducted. The findings from the multivariate analysis indicated that the spouse's age (p=0.002, β=0.80), having children compared to not having children (p<0.001, β=7.86), Turkish ethnicity versus Fars (p=0.008, β=4.79), and the desire to have more children in the future versus those who did not desire to have any children (p<0.001) had a positive and significant relationship with the attitude towards childbearing, and general health status (p=0.02, β=-0.28) and government incentives (p=0.02) had a negative and significant relationship with the attitude towards childbearing.
Discussion: As multiple factors influence women's attitudes towards childbearing, the findings of this study provide valuable insights for the development of targeted interventions and policies aimed at fostering informed reproductive choices.

Keywords: Attitude, Childbearing, Cross-Sectional Study, Fertility, Sociocultural Influences, Women

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