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KMID : 0892720080120020212
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Journal of the Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health
2008 Volume.12 No. 2 p.212 ~ p.227
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Intentions toward Marriage and Childbirth and Its Related Factors among High School Students In a Metropolitan City
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Kang Myung-Gun
Ra Song-Ju
Ryu So-Yeon
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was performed to identify the intention toward marriage and childbirth and its related factors among high school students in a metropolitan city.
Methods: The study subjects were 1,140 students of grade 1 and 2 in 4 high schools, Gwangju. Using data collected by self-administered questionnaire, this study analyzed intentions toward marriage and childbirth and its related factors including general characteristics, familial characteristics, future plan and psycho-social factors. The used statistical methods were chi-square test, t-test and multiple logistic regression analysis.
Results: About 79.4% of boys and 65.8% of girls have intention to get married in the future. And 77.4% and 71.0% in boys and girls have intention to be a parent in the future. The boys show statistically significant higher response both in marriage and childbirth than girls. As a result of the multiple logistic regression analysis, the statistically significant related factors with the intention to marriage in boys were self-cognitive health state, familial type, plans for the job, self-esteem scores. In girls, grade, religion, and self-esteem were significant related with intention to marriage. The related factors with the intention to childbirth were plans for the job, self cognitive health state and self-esteem in boys and mothers’ educational background, parental expectations for their child’s education, and self-esteem in girls.
Conclusions: This study shows that psycho-social factor such as self-esteem have relation with the intention toward marriage and childbirth of high school students. It suggests that the long-term and organized policy which helps high school students to change their recognitions on marriage and childbirth and the programs can reinforce their psychological characteristics will be needed.
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KEYWORD
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intention, marriage, childbirth, risk factors
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