MOTIVATION TO HAVE A CHILD AMONG CHILDLESS WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE, DEPENDING ON THEIR MARITAL STATUS

Like women with children, childless married women aged over 25 have a higher motivation to have a child. Regardless of their marital status, childless women generally do not consider having children as an essential element of happiness. A higher level of education is associated with a higher likelihood of childlessness, increasing motivation to seek treatment for infertility among married women. More responsible attitudes towards ones health are associated with motivation to have a child, while divorced and women in cohabitation are less likely to commit to self-protective behavior.