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[보건] Knowledge about Fertility in Croatia, Measured with the Croatian Version of the Cardiff Fertility Knowledge Scale (CFKS-Hr), in Relation to Attitudes toward Having a Child and Associated Factors in a Cross-Sectional Survey
크로아티아 국외연구자료 연구보고서 - MDPI 발간일 : 2024-04-04 등록일 : 2024-04-04 원문링크
Background: Fertility is a crucial component of population maintenance and growth. A
declining fertility trend has been observed over the past two decades, and it continues. The birth rate
in the Republic of Croatia is continuously decreasing, which is insufficient to maintain its population.
Objective: This research aimed to examine the level of fertility knowledge, factors influencing fertility
knowledge, and the relationship between fertility knowledge and the decision to have a child.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of mothers in five hospitals on the
Adriatic coast of the Republic of Croatia, involving 1541 mothers, 18 years and older, from September
2021 to December 2023. The Cardiff Fertility Knowledge Scale (CFKS) was used for the research. The
participants were divided into four groups according to age. The analysis was conducted using SPSS
software (version 22.0). Descriptive statistics, chi-squared tests, t-tests, and Pearson’s correlations
were used for the data analysis. Results: The average percent correct score on the CFKS was 51.8%
(SD 22.6), with greater knowledge being significantly related to married status and higher education
status (both p < 0.05). A total of 83% of mothers who have one child want to have more children.
Fewer mothers who have two children want to have more children (42%), while only 11% of mothers
who have three or more children want to have more children. There is no significant relationship
between the CFKS and the importance of childbearing in the future (p = 0.12). Respondents indicated
that they gained most of their knowledge from the internet (31%) and from the healthcare system
(33%). Conclusions: The research results reveal a lack of fertility knowledge among participants, as
well as an intention to have a child in the later stages of life. The lack of formal education on this topic
leads to information gathering from friends, newspapers, television, and the internet. This study was
not registered.
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