Azmoude Elham, Behnam Haniye, Barati-Far Saeede, Kabirian Maryam
Department of Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran.
Student Research Committee, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran.
Int J Community Based Nurs Midwifery. 2017 Apr;5(2):123-133.
Fertility intention is one of the strongest predictors of couple's fertility behavior that is affected by many variables. This study aimed to identify the relationship of socio-demographic factors, fertility behavior, and child's perceived value with fertility intention of women in a region in the east Iran.
In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 241 married women aged between 15 and 49 years of Torbat Heydariyeh City in 2015, were studied. The data collection scales included a demographic information form, fertility information questionnaire and Trommsdorff's child value questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16 by Chi-square, Kruskal-Wallis, t-independent test and logistic regression. The significance level of P<0.05 was considered.
Most of the subjects (52.7%) had no fertility intention. Independent-samples test and Kruskal-Wallis revealed significant differences in fertility intention with the subject's age, mate's age, number of children and costs of children (P=0.001). In addition, in subjects with children of both sexes, intention for childbearing was significantly lower when compared to subjects with only one sex in children (P=0.001). However, when the logistic regression test was performed, being housewife, number of children, having children of both sexes, benefit and costs of children showed statistical significance (P<0.05).
The results indicate that being housewife, number of current children, having children of both sexes, and perceived childbearing costs are important in determining the odds that a woman will intend to have a child. These findings can contribute to the realization of new population programs towards higher fertility rate in the country.
生育意愿是受多种变量影响的夫妻生育行为的最强预测因素之一。本研究旨在确定伊朗东部某地区社会人口学因素、生育行为和孩子的感知价值与女性生育意愿之间的关系。
在这项描述性横断面研究中，对2015年托尔巴特海达里耶市241名年龄在15至49岁之间的已婚女性进行了研究。数据收集量表包括人口信息表、生育信息问卷和特伦姆斯多夫儿童价值问卷。使用SPSS 16通过卡方检验、克鲁斯卡尔 - 沃利斯检验、独立样本t检验和逻辑回归分析数据。显著性水平设定为P<0.05。
大多数受试者（52.7%）没有生育意愿。独立样本检验和克鲁斯卡尔 - 沃利斯检验显示，生育意愿在受试者年龄、配偶年龄、子女数量和子女抚养成本方面存在显著差异（P = 0.001）。此外，有不同性别的孩子的受试者与只有单一性别的孩子的受试者相比，生育意愿显著更低（P = 0.001）。然而，在进行逻辑回归检验时，家庭主妇身份、子女数量、孩子的性别、孩子的益处和成本显示出统计学意义（P<0.05）。
结果表明，家庭主妇身份、现有子女数量、孩子的性别以及感知到的生育成本在决定女性生育意愿的几率方面具有重要意义。这些发现有助于该国实现旨在提高生育率的新人口计划。
