the relationship of socio-demographic factors, fertility behavior and child’s perceived value with fertility intention of women in a region in the east of iran

background: fertility intention is one of the strongest predictors of couple’s fertility behavior that is affected by many variables. this study aimed to identify the relationship of socio-demographic factors, fertility behavior, and child’s perceived value with fertility intention of women in a region in the east iran methods: in this descriptive cross-sectional study, 241 married women aged between 15 and 49 years of torbat heydariyeh city in 2015, were studied. the data collection scales included a demographic information form, fertility information questionnaire and trommsdorff’s child value questionnaire. data were analyzed using spss 16 by chi-square, kruskal–wallis, t-independent test and logistic regression . the significance level of p <0.05 was considered. results: most of the subjects (52.7%) had no fertility intention. independent-samples test and kruskal–wallis revealed significant differences in fertility intention with the subject’s age, mate’s age, number of children and costs of children (p=0.001). in addition, in subjects with children of both sexes , intention for childbearing was significantly lower when compared to subjects with only one sex in children (p=0.001). however, when the logistic regression test was performed, being housewife, number of children, having children of both sexes, benefit and costs of children showed statistical significance (p<0.05). conclusion: the results indicate that being housewife, number of current children, having children of both sexes, and perceived childbearing costs are important in determining the odds that a woman will intend to have a child. these findings can contribute to the realization of new population programs towards higher fertility rate in the country.