Table 1 Comparison of reproductive intentions and the reasons for them before and during COVID- 19 pandemic
From: Comparing reproductive intentions before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
Reproductive intention | Before the COVID-19 pandemic | During the COVID-19 pandemic | p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |||
Reproductive intention** | Yes, I want to get pregnant right now | 48 | 11.4 | 22 | 5.4 | *p < 0.006 |
I don’t want to get pregnant right now | 158 | 37.6 | 150 | 37.1 | ||
I do not want to get pregnant at all | 215 | 51.0 | 232 | 57.5 | ||
Reasons for intending to reproduce | Not having children | 26 | 54.2 | 9 | 40.9 | *p = 0.303 |
To achieve the ideal number of children | 22 | 45.8 | 13 | 59.1 | ||
Reasons for not intending to reproduce | worries about economic difficulties | 61 | 16.4 | 67 | 17.5 | *p < 0.001 |
Disease | 11 | 2.9 | 10 | 2.6 | ||
wrong time | 81 | 21.7 | 37 | 9.7 | ||
Increasing age | 15 | 4.0 | 11 | 2.9 | ||
Spacing of children | 54 | 14.5 | 75 | 19.6 | ||
Sufficient number of children achieved | 151 | 40.5 | 161 | 42.2 | ||
Fear of COVID-19 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5.5 | ||