Islamic lifestyle with a focus on health

Islamic lifestyle with a focus on health

Factors Affecting the Reluctance to have Children in the Staff of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences

Authors
Roghayeh Mohammadibakhsh 1
Seyed Abedin Hoseini Ahangari 2
Babak Yousefi 3
Leili Tapak 4
Zhila Ahmadkhani 5
Vahide Saadat Kheir 6
Hojatolah Gharaee 7
1 Ph.D in Health Policy, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Library and Information, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
3 Chancellor for Management and Resources Development and planning, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
4 Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Modeling of Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
5 Expert of the Audit Board, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
6 Amen Health Technology and Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
7 Assistant Professor, Department of Health Economics and Management, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Abstract
Purpose: In recent years, demographic changes have occurred 
dramatically in the world. One of the most important of these 
changes has been the unprecedented decrease in fertility in 
most regions of the world. In Iran, with the expansion of 
modernity processes, many aspects of life have changed that 
including the attitude of families towards having children. 
Severe decrease in fertility has been a common phenomenon 
in recent decades.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study 
was conducted cross-sectional in 2022. The target population 
consisted of married employees of childbearing age of 
administrations and assistants covered by Hamadan University 
of Medical Sciences, who were selected by census method. 
The data collection tool was a researcher-made checklist with 
demographic and specialized questions in accordance with the 
objectives of the study and in the dimensions of personal, 
economic, social and physical and mental health. The data 
were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's 
correlation coefficient, independent t test and one-way 
analysis of variance.
Findings: In this study, women made up the largest percentage 
of participants (54.4%). In terms of ethnicity, the majority of 
the participants were Fars. The education of 50% of the 
participants was graduate or higher. In this study, economic 
factors and then social factors showed the greatest impact on 
not wanting to have children.
Conclusion: The findings of our study indicate that various 
factors play an important role in the formation of fertility 
tendencies, the most important of which were economic and 
social factors. Also, the results showed that aggressive policies 
without education and acculturalization cannot be effective in 
increasing the desire to have children, but the adoption of any 
demographic and educational promotion policy should be 
implemented by considering all factors and in the long term. 
Keywords
Childbearing
Reproductive Age
Staff
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