Factors related to childbearing intentions among women: a cross-sectional study in health centers, Saveh, Iran

Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association

Table 2 Women preferences for the number of, and the time for having their children

Variable	Total		Childbearing intention		No intention for childbearing		P^a
Variable	N = 483	%	N = 300 (62%)	%	N = 183	%	P^a
The desired number of children
1	60	12.4	27	9	33	18	0.009
2	333	69	211	70.3	122	66.7
≥ 3	90	18.6	62	20.7	28	15.3
Appropriate age for the first childbearing
18–24	11	2.3	7	2.3	4	2.2	0.52
25–29	421	87.1	256	85.3	165	90.2
30–34	51	10.6	37	12.4	14	7.6
Age for the last pregnancy
25–29	301	62.3	189	63	112	61.2	0.94
30–34	95	19.7	59	19.7	36	19.7
35–39	87	18	52	17.3	35	19.1