Desire to have a child during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case of Southeastern Anatolia Region
dc.contributor.author | Gül, Sidar | |
dc.contributor.author | Yağmur, Yurdagül | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-04T19:42:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-08-04T19:42:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.department | İnönü Üniversitesi | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the desire of married couples have children during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify the factors affecting this desire. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey study design was used. Married men and women aged 18 to 49 in a province located in the Southeastern Anatolia Region participated this study. Data were collected using a Personal Information Form and the COVID-19 Fear Scale via online. Results: Of the participants 44.1% wanted to have children before the pandemic, 50.2% of these participants postponed this desire during the pandemic. 40.7% of these participants were not using any contraceptive method, and partner's refusal (51.6%) was the most reason on this topic. The factors that influenced decisions to limit the number of children were advanced age, being unemployed, the sole decision-maker status of family elders regarding fertility-related preferences, less frequent sexual activity during the pandemic period, and fear of COVID-19. Conclusion: The results showed that the negative effects of the pandemic, and sociodemographic disadvantages significantly affected the desire to have a child. | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.29228/anatoljhr.71295 | |
dc.identifier.endpage | 111 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2757-6051 | |
dc.identifier.issue | 3 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 105 | en_US |
dc.identifier.trdizinid | 1223255 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.29228/anatoljhr.71295 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/1223255 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11616/88490 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 4 | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | TR-Dizin | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Anatolian Journal of Health Research | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
dc.title | Desire to have a child during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case of Southeastern Anatolia Region | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |