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Background: The total fertility rate (TFR) has dropped to below the replacement levels in numerous countries, which necessitates new educational approaches and behavioral models to encourage a more positive societal view of childbearing. The present research aims to design, implement, and evaluate an intervention based on the multi-theory model (MTM) aiming at boosting childbearing intentions among Iranian single-child women of reproductive age.
Methods: This mixed-methods study, designed in three phases, will first explore childbearing intentions qualitatively through in-depth interviews, with the resulting data analyzed using a directed content analysis based on the MTM. Second, the themes identified from this phase will then be used to develop and psychometrically validate a new measurement tool. Third, a field trial will be conducted to implement and evaluate an MTM-based educational intervention. Data will be collected with the validated tool both pre- and post-intervention, with follow-ups at three, six, and nine months to assess pregnancy outcomes. The effectiveness of the program and participant feedback will be analyzed via descriptive statistics, paired t-tests for within-group comparisons, and repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) for between-group differences over time. All statistical analyses will be performed using SPSS version 22.
Conclusion: This study represents the first known application of the MTM to investigate childbearing intentions among single-child women. Developing and assessing a culturally-adapted intervention has the potential to boost individuals’ childbearing intentions and generate evidence for guiding reproductive health policies in settings experiencing a decline in fertility.
Methods: This mixed-methods study, designed in three phases, will first explore childbearing intentions qualitatively through in-depth interviews, with the resulting data analyzed using a directed content analysis based on the MTM. Second, the themes identified from this phase will then be used to develop and psychometrically validate a new measurement tool. Third, a field trial will be conducted to implement and evaluate an MTM-based educational intervention. Data will be collected with the validated tool both pre- and post-intervention, with follow-ups at three, six, and nine months to assess pregnancy outcomes. The effectiveness of the program and participant feedback will be analyzed via descriptive statistics, paired t-tests for within-group comparisons, and repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) for between-group differences over time. All statistical analyses will be performed using SPSS version 22.
Conclusion: This study represents the first known application of the MTM to investigate childbearing intentions among single-child women. Developing and assessing a culturally-adapted intervention has the potential to boost individuals’ childbearing intentions and generate evidence for guiding reproductive health policies in settings experiencing a decline in fertility.
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