Investigating the motivation of students of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences to have children

Document Type : Original article

Authors

1 MSc in Midwifery, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2 Assistant professor in Reproductive Health, Nursing & Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

3 Master of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

4 Nursing expert, Department of Nursing, Lorestan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Khorram Abad University of Medical Sciences, Khorram Abad, Iran

5 Bachelor of Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, Lorestan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran

6 Midwifery undergraduate student, Department of Midwifery, Lorestan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Khorram Abad University of Medical Sciences, Khorram Abad, Iran

Abstract

Introduction: Childbearing motives are the primary driver of fertility behavior and an important part of fertility decision making. the aim of determining the motivation to have children of students of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional study that was conducted on 200 eligible male and female students of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences. The data collection tools in this study were personal information questionnaire, Miller's Fertility Preferences Questionnaire (1995) and Miller's Fertility Motivations Questionnaire (1995). The data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 16) in two descriptive and analytical formats at a significance level of less than 5%.
Results: A significant relationship was observed between the desired number of female children with the joy of pregnancy, birth and childhood, feeling of need and survival, stress of parents, fear of becoming a parent (p<0.01). The desired number of children had an inverse and significant relationship with the traditional view and care challenges, but it had a direct and significant relationship with the feeling of need and survival. The desired time of marriage until the birth of the first child (month) had a significant and inverse relationship with the negative motives of pregnancy (p<0.01).
Conclusion: With the increase of positive fertility motives in people, the desire to have children and the desired number of children increases and the desired distance between marriage and the birth of the first child decreases

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Volume 25, Issue 84
March 2023
Pages 44-56

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