Motives for parenthood among couples attending a level 3 infertility clinic in the public health sector in South Africa
| Autor: | Johannes Maritz, Silke Dyer, Zephne M van der Spuy, Ntebaleng Mokoena |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Male Parents medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Total fertility rate Population Happiness Developing country Fertility Ambulatory Care Facilities South Africa medicine Humans education media_common Gynecology education.field_of_study Motivation Social Identification business.industry Public health Rehabilitation Public sector Obstetrics and Gynecology Middle Aged Social Control Formal Reproductive Medicine Childlessness Infertility Quality of Life Female Public Health business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Human reproduction (Oxford, England). 23(2) |
| ISSN: | 1460-2350 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Most African countries are pronatalistic with high total fertility rates and a low prevalence ofvoluntary childlessness. At present, limited data exist relating to the reasons why men and women desire children.This study explores parenthood motives among infertile couples from an urban community in South Africa.METHODS: The parenthood-motivation list, an instrument developed in the Netherlands for the assessment of par-enthoodmotivesandstrengthofdesireforachild,wasadministratedto50couples(100participants)whopresentedtoan infertility clinic in a tertiary referral centre. The instrument discerns six parenthood motives comprising happi-ness,well-being,identity,parenthood,continuityandsocialcontrol.RESULTS:Themajorityofparticipantsendorsedmost of the motives. The categories happiness and parenthood were the most frequent motives. Women endorsedmore motives simultaneously when compared with men. The categories happiness, well-being and social control cor-related positively with strength of desire for a child. Most men and women expressed a strong desire for a child.CONCLUSIONS: Men and women desired children for many reasons and with similar intensity. This diversityand intensity of parenthood motives appears to be a reflection of the value of children in our communities andfurther our understanding of the implications of involuntary childlessness. |
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