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Masoumi Jahandizi H, Kamali K, Mohammadi A. Tendency to Pregnancy in Women and Their Husbands Attending Health Centers in Zanjan in 2012. jhehp 2016; 1 (2) :105-109
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Tendency to Pregnancy in Women and Their Husbands Attending Health Centers in Zanjan in 2012
Hossein Masoumi Jahandizi * 1, Koorosh Kamali2 , Ali Mohammadi2
1- Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanajan, Iran.
2- Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Abstract:   (8120 Views)

Background: Reproduction is an important population concept throughout the world, and demographists consider it among four main life events. Given Iran's population growth policy, this study was conducted to assess the tendency to pregnancy in women in Zanjan.
Method: From among health centers in five geographical districts in Zanjan (North, South, East, West, and Center), one was randomly selected from each district, and the study was conducted on a total of 400 people. Data were analyzed in SPSS-16 using descriptive and inferential tests including Chi-square, t-test (mean test) and variance analysis.
Results: A total of 186 women (46.5%) desired pregnancy after marriage and 212 (53%) did not. Also, 209 husbands (52.2%) agreed with childbearing after marriage, and 186 (45.5%) disagreed.
Conclusion: Childbearing can be encouraged among husbands agreeing with pregnancy of their spouse (more than half) and women attending pregnancy counseling and family planning centers.

Keywords: Desire for Pregnancy, Spouse
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Type of Study: Original Article | Subject: Public Health
Received: 2015/09/22 | Accepted: 2015/11/30 | Published: 2016/03/16
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