THE INFLUENCE OF FORMAL EDUCATION ON WOMEN'S FERTILITY: CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Cilj istraživanja: Istražiti povezanost obrazovanja i fertiliteta kod žena koje imaju trenutno prebivalište na prostoru Međimurske županije i rodile su u Županijskoj bolnici Čakovec. Nacrt studije: Presječna studija Ispitanici i metode: Žene koje su rodile u razdoblju 01.01.-30.06.2021 godine u Županijskoj bolnici Čakovec, Odjel Rodilišta s rađaonom i patologijom trudnoće. Veličina uzorka je 500 ispitanica. Rezultati: Tijekom promatranog razdoblja obavljeno je 500 poroda. Središnja vrijednosti (medijan) dobi rodilja je 24 godine(interkvartilnog raspona od 21 do 28 godina) u rasponu od 15 do 40 godina, a medijan dosadašnjih poroda je jedan (interkvartilnog raspona od 1 do 2 poroda). Kod prvog poroda raspon dobi je od 12 do 40 godina. Najviše rodilja je u dobi do 20 godina, njih 122 (24,4 %), te u dobi od 21 do 25 godina, njih 199 (39,8 %), dok je 21 (4,2 %) rodilja u dobi od 36 do 40 godina. Rodilje s nižom razinom obrazovanja, češće su mlađe životne dobi u odnosu na rodilje s većom naobrazbom. Značajno više rodilja nezavršene osnovne škole ima više poroda, u odnosu na visoku spremu kojima je to prvi, drugi ili treći porod. Zaključak: Na temelju provedenog istraživanja može se zaključiti da ispitanice s nižom razinom obrazovanja rađaju u ranijoj dobi od visokoobrazovanih ispitanica, više poroda utvrđeno je kod ispitanica s nižom raznom obrazovanja,s obzirom na socio-demografska obilježja te je isto tako više poroda zabilježeno kod ispitanica u mlađoj životnoj dobi.Aim of the research: To investigate the connection between education and fertility in women who currently reside in Međimurje County and were born in the Čakovec County Hospital. Study design: Cross-sectional study Subjects and methods: Women who gave birth in the period 01.01.-30.06.2021 at the Čakovec County Hospital, Department of the Maternity Hospital with delivery room and pregnancy pathology. The sample size is 500 respondents. Results: During the observed period, 500 births were performed. The central value (median) was obtained at 24 years (interquartile range from 21 to 28 years) in the range from 15 to 40 years, and the median of previous births is one (interquartile range from 1 to 2 births). For the first family, the age range is from 12 to 40 years. Most women giving birth are under the age of 20, 122 (24.4 %), and 199 (39.8 %) between the ages of 21 and 25 (39.8 %), while 21 (4.2 %) are 36 year. up to 40 years. Mothers with a lower level of education are more often younger than mothers with higher education. Significantly more mothers who have not completed elementary school have multiple births, compared to those with a high school education, for whom it is their first, second or third birth. Conclusion: On the basis of the conducted research, it can be concluded that respondents with a lower level of education give birth at an earlier age than highly educated respondents, more births were found in respondents with a lower level of education, with regard to socio-demographic characteristics, more births were recorded in respondents at a younger age