Desire to have a child during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case of Southeastern Anatolia Region

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dc.contributor.authorGül, Sidar
dc.contributor.authorYağmur, Yurdagül
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-24T19:16:56Z
dc.date.available2024-12-24T19:16:56Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentSiirt Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractAim: 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.
dc.identifier.doi10.29228/anatoljhr.71295
dc.identifier.endpage111
dc.identifier.issn2757-6051
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.startpage105
dc.identifier.trdizinid1223255
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.29228/anatoljhr.71295
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1223255
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12604/4678
dc.identifier.volume4
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofAnatolian Journal of Health Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241222
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemic
dc.subjectfertility
dc.subjectbirth
dc.subjectcontraception
dc.titleDesire to have a child during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case of Southeastern Anatolia Region
dc.typeArticle

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