Childlessness and its associated factors among Chinese women: a nationwide population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

China has experienced a continuous decline in fertility rates, despite the end of the one-child policy, further intensifying population ageing. Timely evidence on the factors associated with childlessness among Chinese women is needed, alongside examining reproductive anxiety among childless women of reproductive age.

Methods

This nationwide, cross-sectional study was based on the 2023 Psychology and Behavior Investigation of Chinese Residents Survey. A total of 10,802 women across mainland China who were (or had been) married were included, of whom 5,885 were of reproductive age (20-49 years) and 4,917 of post-reproductive age (≥ 50 years). Logistic and linear regression analyses were conducted to examine factors associated with childlessness among reproductive-a

SUBMITTER: Han Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11834224 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature