Balancing career goals and parenthood desires: results from a survey of undergraduate pre-health students at a hispanic-serving institution in Texas.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine family planning and fertility experiences and views, as well as desired parenthood timing and career plans, of diverse undergraduate pre-health students.

Participants

266 pre-health undergraduate students attending a Hispanic-Serving Institution in South Texas.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional, online survey with a purposive sample of undergraduate students and analyzed data descriptively.

Results

Most students desired children in the future but were concerned about planning the timing of parenthood against their career training. The results highlight the need to improve both family planning and fertility knowledge, based on a high unmet need for contraceptives, low perceived knowledge about fertility/infertility treatment, and a desi

SUBMITTER: Sileo KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11250931 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature