The role of social capital on unwillingness toward childbearing in reproductive-aged women

Afsaneh Yahyanejad; Zeinab Hamzegardeshi; Seyed Nouraddin Mousavinasab; Marzieh Azizi; Zohreh Shahhosseini

doi:10.4103/jnms.jnms_81_20

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The role of social capital on unwillingness toward childbearing in reproductive-aged women

Author(s):

Afsaneh Yahyanejad

¹,

Zeinab Hamzegardeshi

²,

Seyed Nouraddin Mousavinasab

³,

Marzieh Azizi

⁴,

Zohreh Shahhosseini

^5,*

1Student of Counseling in Midwifery, Student Research Committee

2Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Center

3Health Sciences Research Center, School of Health

4Student of Reproductive Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Center

5Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Mazandaran, Iran

Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences:Vol. 9, issue 1; 73-79

Published online:Feb 16, 2022

Article type:Research Article

Received:Jun 20, 2020

Accepted:Jan 10, 2021

How to Cite:Yahyanejad A, Hamzegardeshi Z, Mousavinasab SN, Azizi M, Shahhosseini Z. The role of social capital on unwillingness toward childbearing in reproductive-aged women. J Nurs Midwifery Sci. 2022;9(1):e140688. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/jnms.jnms_81_20

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Context: Although Middle‑east is a region with high population growth, but in some countries such as Iran, the population growth significantly decreased rapidly. Social capital is an important factor in formatting the positive willingness of childbearing among couples. Social capital referred to resources that individuals access them through the personal relationships.
Aims: This study aimed to investigate the role of social capital on unwillingness toward childbearing in reproductive‑aged women referred to Babol Health Care Centers in 2018.
Setting and Design: A cross‑sectional study in Babol Health Centers, Iran, in 2018.
Materials and Methods: Three hundred reproductive‑aged women 18–39 years with maximum of two children were recruited through a systematic sampling method. Demographic fertility characteristics form, Miller’s childbearing motivation questionnaire, Onyx, and Bullen social capital questionnaire were used for the data collection.
Statistical Analysis Used: Descriptive statistics such as frequency, mean ± standard deviation, the Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression were used for the data analysis.
Results: The most reasons of unwillingness for childbearing included “worrying about the health and safety of my child,” (83%) “being responsible for a needy and demanding baby,” (78.8%) and “worrying whether I am raising my child the right way.” (77%) Unwillingness to childbearing was associated with the factors such as social capital (β = −0.259, P = 0.001), being employed (β = 0.207, P = 0.001), and well self‑evaluation of socioeconomic status (β = −0.187, P = 0.004) .
Conclusions: Improving the current conditions of childbearing in the Iranian society requires the involvement of policy‑makers in the various domains and levels of decision‑making at the family, community, and macrolevels.

Keywords

Childbearing

Motivation

Reproductive-Aged Women

Social Capital

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