INVESTIGATION OF NULLIPAROUS WOMEN'S ATTITUDES TOWARD FERTILITY AND CHILDBEARING

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study is to determine the attitudes of nulliparous women toward fertility and childbirth. Material and Method: The research was carried out as a cross-sectional descriptive method with improbable sampling technique. Recruitment for participation in the study took place with power analysis and consisted of 213 nulliparous women who had never been pregnant before. Data were collected with the Personal Information Form and the Attitudes Toward Fertility and Childbearing Scale. Findings: 54% of the women are between the ages of 19-26 and the mean age is 26.51±5.19. It was determined that 76.5% of the women were married for 1-3 years and 65.7% of them used contraception. The total score of the Attitudes Towards Fertility and Childbearing Scale is 69.54±8.28, and the mean subscale score current obstacle 21.57±7.08; importance in the future 28.42±4.63; female identity is 19.55±3.82. It has been determined that women have a positive attitude to fertility and childbearing. In comparison with the total score of the scale and the variables, it was determined that there was a significant difference between variables of age, occupation status, spouse's age, spouse's occupation status, spouse's smoking status, consanguineous marriage, family type, financial status, spouse's age at marriage and mean value of total scale score. Result: The fact that nulliparous women's attitudes to fertility and childbearing are affected by many factors such as age, occupation status, spouse's age shows that there are many variables that should be considered during the evaluation of nulliparous women by midwives. It is very important for pregnancy planning that women in the preconceptional period have positive attitudes to fertility and childbearing.