This study focuses on how physical facilities influence intentions for pregnancy in planned parenthood as preceding studies examined aspects of humanitarian, social and cultural, economic, political, etc., and their effects on intention for becoming p...
This study focuses on how physical facilities influence intentions for pregnancy in planned parenthood as preceding studies examined aspects of humanitarian, social and cultural, economic, political, etc., and their effects on intention for becoming pregnant. The study started from the hypothesis that a physical facility environment does possess a positive influence on intentions for pregnancy based on the principle idea of environmental psychology. For research, a survey was conducted to sample pregnant women between 20 and 40 years old in purposefully appropriate geographical areas: From testing interviews with pregnant women and focus group interviews with specialists, survey questions were divided into 4 broad categories of safety, childcare friendliness, living convenience, and self-fulfillment, and 19 subcategories were determined for direct measurement variables. The result of the analysis showed that overall satisfaction in residential neighborhoods where daily activities take place had an influence on the residents’ decision on whether or not to become pregnant. The survey responses seemed to indicate that the most influential factor in planning a pregnancy was the childcare friendliness in the neighborhood. Regarding the satisfaction rate of child caring facilities, it did not have any meaningful influences on satisfaction in the neighborhood but had a direct influence on pregnancy intentions.