%0 Journal Article
%T Fertility Values among Women of  Childbearing Age in Hunan Province,  China: A Cross-Sectional Study
%A Si Qin
%A Jing Yue
%A Yang Luo
%J Advances in Reproductive Sciences
%P 60-71
%@ 2330-0752
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/arsci.2023.113006
%X <strong>Background</strong><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><strong>:</strong></span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\">China is facing with a crisis of the aging population. After the
implementation of the latest fertility policy, the research on fertility
related issues is urgent. </span><b><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\">Objective: </span></b><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\">The objective of this
study is to explore the fertility values among women of childbearing age <a name=\"_Hlk140315960\"></a>and the socio</span><span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\">-</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\">demographic factors associated with it under the background of
three-child policy</span></span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\">, which is helpful to cope
with the aging of the population. <b>Methods:</b> <a name=\"_Hlk140156139\"></a>This
study was conducted among 383 women of childbearing age who met the inclusion
criteria using a general information questionnaire and the fertility values
questionnaire from May to August 2021 in Hunan Province, China. Data were
collected on the women¡¯s socio</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\">-</span><span style=\"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:;\" \"=\"\">demographic
characteristics and fertility values. The descriptive statistics, <i>t</i>-test
and analysis of variance were used for data analysis. <b>Results: </b><a name=\"_Hlk141861279\"></a>The total mean score of the positive values was 43.55 ¡À
10.10, and that of the negative values was 50.87 ¡À 13.85. There were
significant differences in the scores of the overall positive and negative
values, as well as scores of each dimension (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.01). <a name=\"_Hlk140244170\"></a><a name=\"_Hlk141861343\"></a><span>The item mean score of the overall negative values (3.38 ¡À 0.93)
was higher than that of the overall positive values (2.90 ¡À 0.67).</span><span> Among the positive values, ¡°emotional
value¡± (4.26 ¡À 0.93) scored the highest, while ¡°worrying about life changes¡±
(3.88 ¡À 1.10) scored the highest among the negative values. </span>There were
significant differences in both the positive and negative values in terms of
age, marital status, and ¡°only-child¡± women or not (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.05). <b>Conclusion: </b>The fertility values among women of childbearing age in Hunan Province were
relatively negative, especially, excessive
%K Fertility Values
%K Positive Values
%K Negative Values
%K Three-Child Policy
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=127199