Table 1 Demographic variables of women attending healthcare centers of Saveh and Zarandieh, Iran, 2015–2016
Variables | Childbearing intention | No intention for childbearing | Pa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 300 (62%) | % | N = 183 (38%) | % | ||
Age | |||||
17–25 | 47 | 15.7 | 83 | 45.4 | 0.001 |
26–34 | 102 | 34 | 68 | 37.1 | |
35–43 | 151 | 50.3 | 32 | 17.5 | |
Employment | |||||
Employed | 39 | 13 | 29 | 15.8 | 0.05 |
Housewife | 261 | 87 | 154 | 84.2 | |
Husband’s employment | |||||
No | 4 | 1.3 | 11 | 6 | 0.005 |
Yes | 296 | 98.7 | 172 | 94 | |
Education | |||||
University | 51 | 17 | 45 | 24.6 | 0.06 |
High school | 206 | 68.6 | 115 | 62.8 | |
Elementary and illiterate | 43 | 14.4 | 23 | 12.6 | |
Husband’s education | |||||
University | 91 | 30.3 | 78 | 42.6 | 0.01 |
High school | 157 | 52.3 | 84 | 45.9 | |
Elementary and illiterate | 52 | 17.4 | 21 | 11.5 | |