Marriage and childbirth intention among final-year students at Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine in 2023
Tóm tắt
A cross-sectional study was performed between January and May 2023 to determine the intention of age at first marriage and childbirth among final-year undergraduate students at Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. A total of 486 participants (female students make up about 60%) with an average age of 23.7 ± 1.2 years were included in this analysis. This study found that the % of students intending to marry in the future is 65.4%; most importantly, 12.8% of students have no intention of marriage. Students plan to get their first marriage at 29.5 ± 2.5 years old, with 30.3 ± 2.8 for males and 28.9 ± 2.2 for females. Factors associated with the age intention of first marriage include age, gender, having a lover status, and the number of desired children. In addition, more than two-thirds (78.2%) of the students in this study desired to have children. In addition, more than two-thirds (78.2%) of the students in this study were interested in having children. In particular, the expected age of first-time motherhood is 1.3 years lower than that of first-time fatherhood (29.8 years compared to 31.1 years).
