Fertility Intention and Related Factors for Having a Second or Third Child Among Childbearing Couples in Shanghai, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

As the global fertility rate declines, China has issued two and three-child policies in the past 10 years. Therefore, this study serves to evaluate fertility intention rates and related factors in couples intending to have a second child and third child.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted in mainland China from July to August 2021. Couples with one or two children were invited to participate in our study in order to collect information about more than one child fertility intention and the possibly related factors. Odds ratios (ORs) and their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated and adjusted for potential confounding factors.

Results

Data was collected from a total of 1,026 couples. Among couples with one child

SUBMITTER: Zhu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9218102 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature