Table 2.
The association between the only-child situation of parents, fertility intent and barriers to rearing children aged 0–3 years among our study population
| Having a barrier | High time cost | High childrearing cost | High education cost | Physical factors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor | Number (n (%)) |
Proportion (%(n)) | aOR (95%CI) | Proportion (%(n)) | aOR (95%CI) | Proportion (%(n)) | aOR (95%CI) | Proportion (%(n)) | aOR (95%CI) | Proportion (%(n)) | aOR (95%CI) |
| Total | 4406 | 94.7 (4173) | 39.3 (1731) | 36.5 (1606) | 13.5 (593) | 5.0 (222) | |||||
| Only-child situation of parents | |||||||||||
| Neither is only child | 2337 (53.0) | 93.7 (2190) | 1 | 36.7 (858) | 1 | 37.6 (879) | 1 | 13.8 (322) | 1 | 5.0 (118) | 1 |
| One parent is only child | 987 (22.4) | 95.4 (942) | 1.07 (0.74, 1.55) | 45.3 (447) | 1.21 (1.03, 1.42) * | 33.0 (326) | 0.81 (0.69, 0.96) * | 12.7 (125) | 1.03 (0.82, 1.30) | 4.2 (41) | 0.98 (0.67, 1.44) |
| Both are only child | 1082 (24.6) | 96.2 (1041) | 1.14 (0.76, 1.72) | 39.4 (426) | 0.85 (0.72, 1.01) | 37.1 (401) | 1.01 (0.85, 1.20) | 13.5 (146) | 1.18 (0.92, 1.50) | 5.8 (63) | 1.56 (1.08, 2.26) * |
| Intent to have a second child | |||||||||||
| No | 1539 (34.9) | 96.8 (1490) | 1 | 40.1 (617) | 1 | 35.9 (552) | 1 | 14.0 (215) | 1 | 6.4 (98) | 1 |
| Yes | 2867 (65.1) | 93.6 (2683) | 0.58 (0.40, 0.83) * | 38.9 (1114) | 1.21 (1.04, 1.42) * | 36.8 (1054) | 0.93 (0.79, 1.09) | 13.2 (378) | 0.83 (0.66, 1.04) | 4.3 (124) | 0.61 (0.42, 0.87) * |
| Intent to have a third child | |||||||||||
| No | 3742 (84.9) | 95.7 (3582) | 1 | 40.6 (1518) | 1 | 36.8 (1376) | 1 | 13.1 (490) | 1 | 4.8 (181) | 1 |
| Yes | 664 (15.1) | 89.0 (591) | 0.51 (0.37, 0.71) * | 32.1 (213) | 0.77 (0.64, 0.93) * | 34.6 (230) | 0.85 (0.71, 1.02) | 15.5 (103) | 1.23 (0.95, 1.57) | 6.2 (41) | 1.59 (1.07, 2.36) * |
* indicates significant at p-value < 0.05
aOR adjusted odd ratio, CI confidence interval
The aOR was calculated through the multivariable logistic regression controlling sociodemographic characteristics (sex, ethnicity, age, residence, educational level, annual household income, number of children, region and occupation)