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https://doi.org/10.69107/koomesh-153402

Attitude Towards Having Children in Women at the Threshold of Marriage in the Southwestern Region of Khuzestan

Author(s):
Mohammad MahboubiMohammad MahboubiMohammad Mahboubi ORCID1, Bagher PahlavanzadehBagher PahlavanzadehBagher Pahlavanzadeh ORCID2, Abolhassan AfkarAbolhassan AfkarAbolhassan Afkar ORCID3, Hamideh KhovaitarizadehHamideh KhovaitarizadehHamideh Khovaitarizadeh ORCID4,*
1Associate Professor of Health Services Management, Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Abadan University of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran
2Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Environmental Pollutants Research Center, School of Public Health, Abadan University of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran
3Retired Associate Professor of Health Services Management, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
4Health Education Instructor, Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Abadan University of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran
Koomesh:Vol. 26, issue 5; e153402
Published online:Jan 19, 2025
Article type:Research Article
How to Cite:Mahboubi M, Pahlavanzadeh B, Afkar A, Khovaitarizadeh H. Attitude Towards Having Children in Women at the Threshold of Marriage in the Southwestern Region of Khuzestan. koomesh. 2024;26(5):e153402. doi: https://doi.org/10.69107/koomesh-153402

Abstract

Keywords
Iran
Attiude to Having Children
Woman on the Verge of Msrriage
fertility rate
effective factors

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