Psychological and Sociodemographic Predictors of Fertility Intention among Childbearing-Aged Women in Hamadan, West of Iran: An Application of the BASNEF Model

Bandehelahi, Khadijeh; Khoshravesh, Sahar; Barati, Majid; Tapak, Leili

doi:10.4082/kjfm.18.0008

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“…This finding corroborates existing empirical findings in the literature that associate younger age with intentions to have children and older age with desires to limit childbearing (e.g. Bandehelahi et al 2018;Matovu et al 2017). The observed differences in childbearing aspirations between the two cohorts of women simply reflect the different stages in these two cohorts of women's life courses in terms of reproductive plans.…”

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confidence: 88%

Child-Timing Desires in a Low Fertility Context: A Cohort Analysis

Ewemooje¹

2020

Proceedings of ‏The 3rd International Conference on Modern Research in Social Sciences

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Globally, there have been significant changes in human reproductive behaviour that have had profound effects on population growth. The outstanding feature of this demographic transition is that it unevenly distributed as its tempo has differed across the globe. Regardless of the magnitude or speed of the decline, two main reasons have been associated with low fertility, namely, changes in the average number of children born to a woman throughout her reproductive period and the timing of this event in the life course. This was the context of the present study as it sought to understand the recent fertility transition in South Africa by understanding the factors that shape the child-timing desires of women who are married or cohabiting. Specifically, the study sought to examine and compare the effects of selected sociodemographic factors on the desired child-timing of two cohorts of reproductive-aged women in South Africa, 15-34 years (younger women) and 35-49 years (older women). The results showed that increased parity, contraceptive use and increased household size significantly predicted desired child-timing for both groups of women. The study also found that belonging to a 'middle' wealth index category, higher education and living in certain parts of the country significantly predicted child-timing desires for younger women but not older women. Implications for policy interventions were discussed.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Child-Timing Desires in a Low Fertility Context: A Cohort Analysis

Ewemooje¹

2020

Proceedings of ‏The 3rd International Conference on Modern Research in Social Sciences

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“…These findings are consistent with the results of other studies. [ 23 24 25 ] In TPB, subjective norms with respect to having a child are determined by normative beliefs in related to important others and referents. These normative beliefs are also weighed by the motivation to comply with the referents.…”

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confidence: 99%

Understanding the rationales behind childbearing

Moeini

Amir

Barati

et al. 2022

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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BACKGROUND: Childbearing is the most important determinant of population fluctuations and its studies are more important than other population phenomena. Many factors are associated with childbearing, but individual factors associated with it have been less studied in a specific framework. The present study aimed to explore and identify the factors related to childbearing based on extended theory of planned behavior (ETPB). MATERIALS AND METHODS: This qualitative study was conducted among married women <35 years of age and married men whose spouses were under 35 years of age and lived in the City of Hamadan, Iran, in 2019. The data were collected by semistructured and face-to-face in-depth interviews and continued until the data saturation was reached. Overall, 15 interviews were conducted with 17 people. The data were analyzed, using a directed content analysis approach. RESULTS: The data analysis resulted in the extraction of 28 main codes, 9 subcategories, and 4 themes, which were correspond to constructs of the theory, consisting of attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and social support in the field of childbearing. The main predictors were attitude toward childbearing and perceived control. CONCLUSION: The findings of this study showed that ETPB has a potential to explain the intention and behavior of childbearing. The ETPB makes it possible to understand many of the factors associated with childbearing. The results of this study could be the basis for designing appropriate data collection instrument in quantitative studies and vast surveys.

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“…[ 41 ] Therefore, it seems that the fertility intention decreases due to the prevention of adverse consequences of pregnancy in parents who are older and have children with intellectual disability. [ 42 ]…”

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confidence: 99%

The association of psychological well-being and fertility intention in parents of children with intellectual disability

Sheidanik

Savabi-Esfahani

Ghamarani

et al. 2021

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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INTRODUCTION: Childbearing is an important event in a couple's life. The parents might have children with disability that affected on their well-being after the children's birth. Well-being considered as an important aspect of a couple's quality of life which may alter the future of their fertility. The present study was conducted to the association of psychological well-being and fertility intention in parents with educable intellectually disabled children. METHODS: The study was a cross-sectional descriptive research conducted on parents of children with intellectual disability ( n = 386). Parents were selected randomly of schools of exceptional education and welfare. The data were collected using Ryff's scale of psychological well-being, demographic information, and fertility intention questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical tests including independent t -test, Chi-square test, Mann–Whitney U-test, and Logistic regression. RESULTS: The majority of parents (83.9%) reported the negative infertility intention. Despite the mean score of well-being in parents without fertility intention (75.71 ± 11.67) was lower than parents with fertility intention (76.90 ± 11.27), the difference was not statistically significant ( P > 0.05). The logistic regression analysis indicated that the parents' age and number of children with intellectual disability were predictors of fertility intention ( P < 0.05), and their increase decreased the fertility intention. CONCLUSION: It seems that the lack of difference in psychological well-being scores between the two groups of parents might be due to the equal severity of disability in children. The results also indicated parents' age and the number of children correlated with fertility intention. The findings can be used to advance counseling programs in the field of healthy reproduction for this group of parents.

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Psychological and Sociodemographic Predictors of Fertility Intention among Childbearing-Aged Women in Hamadan, West of Iran: An Application of the BASNEF Model

Cited by 14 publications

References 15 publications

Child-Timing Desires in a Low Fertility Context: A Cohort Analysis

Child-Timing Desires in a Low Fertility Context: A Cohort Analysis

Understanding the rationales behind childbearing

The association of psychological well-being and fertility intention in parents of children with intellectual disability

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