Table 5 Distribution of the Fear of COVID-19 scale and the AFCS sub-dimension scores according to willingness for becoming a mother (Mean ± SD)
Having a desire to become a mother | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scale | Yes (n = 84) | No (n = 161) | t | p | ||||
The Fear of COVID-19 | 17.9 ± 5.8 | 16.3 ± 5.4 | 2.05 | 0.042 | ||||
Importance of fertility for the future | 33.8 ± 7.2 | 27.1 ± 9.2 | 6.21 | < 0.001 | ||||
Childbearing as a hindrance at present | 36.2 ± 8.9 | 46.2 ± 11.8 | 7.40 | < 0.001 | ||||
Female identity | 21.5 ± 4.4 | 20.1 ± 4.6 | 2.37 | 0.019 | ||||