Investigating the positive and negative motivations for childbearing and related factors in women referring to health centers in Lorestan province in ۲۰۲۳: a cross-sectional study

Background: Since our country is one of the countries with a low fertility rate and the positive and negative motivations for childbearing are effective in increasing the fertility rate, this study aims to investigate the factors affecting the motivation to have children in women who refer to health centers. It was done at Lorestan University of Medical Sciences in ۲۰۲۳. Method: This study is a cross-sectional study that was conducted on ۵۳۴ women of reproductive age in Lorestan province. Data collection tools included demographic and midwifery information questionnaires and questionnaires on positive and negative motivations for having children. The data were analyzed by t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation test. SPSS-۲۱ software was used for data analysis. Findings: No significant difference was observed in terms of positive and negative motivations for having children among different educational levels. The ANOVA test showed that the positive motives for having children in women in the good economic status class are higher than in other groups (P<۰.۰۵). Also, there is a relationship between the joy of pregnancy and the history of abortion (P=۰.۰۲۷), childcare challenges and the number of live children (P=۰.۰۱), the joy of pregnancy with the number of previous pregnancies (P=۰.۰۴), and between the total negative motivation and the previous pregnancy experience (P=۰.۰۲۶). Conclusion: Positive and negative motivations for having children and their subscales are related to several variables including economic status, previous pregnancy experience, number of previous pregnancies, history of abortion, and number of live children. Therefore, it is recommended to consider the mentioned variables to adopt strategies and decisions regarding the youth of the population

کلیدواژه ها:

childbearing ، fertility ، positive motivation ، negative motivation