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salmani N, Talebnayyeri F, Kamal nooshabadi L, Shafihosseini Z. Investigate the attitudes of nurses about fertility and childbearing in 2023: A descriptive survey in Meybod and Ardakan cities. SJNMP 2024; 10 (1) :14-28
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1- Student Research Committee, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran , n.salmani@ssu.ac.ir
2- Student Research Committee, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
2- Student Research Committee, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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Background & Aim: Nurses are responsible for a number of important tasks, and this can change the attitude towards fertility due to the interference of family responsibilities as a mother and the professional responsibilities and duties. The present study aimed to investigate the attitudes of nurses about fertility and childbearing.
Materials & Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in 2023, in Imam Jafar Sadegh Hospital in Meybod and Ziyai Hospital in Ardakan, Iran on 155 female nurses selected through available sampling. Data were collected using the Attitudes to Fertility and Childbearing Scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS statistical software version 23.
Results: The mean score was 26.81±5.35 for “child as the base of life” subscale, 14.19±4.67 for “child as a barrier”, 14.50±4.30 for "postponing fertility to the future”, and 10.11±1.94 for “fertility after the fulfillment of preconditions "subscale. Moreover, the overall mean score of the attitudes to fertility and childbearing was 68.85±11.74. Besides, nurses with more than 5 years of work experience with poor economic status, and having one to three children reported a lower attitude score.
Conclusion: According to the results it is recommended to develop training programs to improve their attitude with a focus on explaining the importance of childbearing as the core of life, not considering children as an obstacle, and not postponing fertility to the future.
Materials & Methods: This descriptive study was conducted in 2023, in Imam Jafar Sadegh Hospital in Meybod and Ziyai Hospital in Ardakan, Iran on 155 female nurses selected through available sampling. Data were collected using the Attitudes to Fertility and Childbearing Scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS statistical software version 23.
Results: The mean score was 26.81±5.35 for “child as the base of life” subscale, 14.19±4.67 for “child as a barrier”, 14.50±4.30 for "postponing fertility to the future”, and 10.11±1.94 for “fertility after the fulfillment of preconditions "subscale. Moreover, the overall mean score of the attitudes to fertility and childbearing was 68.85±11.74. Besides, nurses with more than 5 years of work experience with poor economic status, and having one to three children reported a lower attitude score.
Conclusion: According to the results it is recommended to develop training programs to improve their attitude with a focus on explaining the importance of childbearing as the core of life, not considering children as an obstacle, and not postponing fertility to the future.
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Received: 2024/07/6 | Revised: 2024/10/5 | Accepted: 2024/09/21 | Published: 2024/09/21 | ePublished: 2024/09/21
Received: 2024/07/6 | Revised: 2024/10/5 | Accepted: 2024/09/21 | Published: 2024/09/21 | ePublished: 2024/09/21
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