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Table 3 . Multiple regression analysis of Factors associated with " desired future children " by sex and prefectures .
Future child desires ( Not desired ) b SE p-value Odds ration 95 % CI Lower Upper
Fukushima Prefecture ( Female ): Cox-Snell R 2 = . 21 , Nagelkerke R 2 = . 29 .
Concerns about radiation effects on a future partner
0.7
0.3
0.006
2.0
1.2
3.4
Neighboring Prefectures ( Female ): Cox-Snell R 2 = . 26 , Nagelkerke R 2 = . 36 .
Presence of a person to give advice about radiation
1.5
0.4
0.001
4.4
1.9
10.3
Concerns about radiation effects on a future partner
0.9
0.3
0.001
2.4
1.5
4.1
Other Prefectures ( Male ): Cox-Snell R 2 = . 19 , Nagelkerke R 2 = . 25 .
Presence of a person to give advice about radiation
0.9
0.3
0.009
2.4
1.3
4.7
Other Prefectures ( Female ): Cox-Snell R 2 = . 22 , Nagelkerke R 2 = . 30 .
Presence of a person to give advice about radiation
0.8
0.3
0.024
2.2
1.1
4.2
Age , marital status , living alone , depressive symptoms , stress , self-esteem , WHO-5 , health literacy , and help-seeking were entered as adjustment variables .
Table 4 . Multiple regression analysis with childbearing ( FPAM ) scores as the dependent variable among those desiring to have children in the future .
FPAM : giving birth to a baby b SE sb p-value 95 % CI VIF Lower Upper
Fukushima Prefecture ( Female ): R 2 = . 40 , aR 2 = . 30 . ( Constant )
11.1
3.1
0.001
4.9
17.2
Risk perception of radiation health effects : genetic effects
0.9
0.4
0.3
0.036
0.1
1.8
3.7
Self-esteem
�0.2
0.0
�0.4
0.000
�0.3
�0.1
1.5
ATSPPH-SH
�0.1
0.0
�0.2
0.015
�0.2
0.0
1.2
Neighboring Prefectures ( Female ): R 2 = . 41 , aR 2 = . 31 . ( Constant )
5.0
2.6
0.054
�0.1
10.2
WHO-5
0.1
0.0
0.4
0.003
0.0
0.2
2.1
ATSPPH-SH
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.002
0.1
0.2
1.3
Other Prefectures ( Male ): R 2 = . 45 , aR 2 = . 36 . ( Constant )
6.1
2.1
0.005
1.9
10.3
Concerns about radiation effects on a future partner
�0.5
0.1
�0.3
0.001
�0.8
�0.2
1.3
Risk perception of radiation health effects : delayed effects
0.7
0.3
0.3
0.019
0.1
1.3
3.5
WHO-5
0.1
0.0
0.4
0.001
0.0
0.2
2.7
Other Prefectures ( Female ): R 2 = . 24 , aR 2 = . 15 . ( Constant )
8.0
2.6
0.003
2.8
13.2
WHO-5
0.1
0.0
0.3
0.020
0.0
0.2
2.0
aR 2 = adjusted R 2 ; sb = standardized partial regression coefficient ; SE = standard error . Age , marital status , living alone , and stress were entered as adjustment variables .
at the time of the nuclear power plant accident affect the desire to have children in the future . Among men in Fukushima Prefecture , women in neighboring prefectures , and men and women in other prefectures , those who had a person with whom they could discuss radiation were more likely to want to have children in the future . Among women in Fukushima and neighboring prefectures , those who wanted to have children in the future were concerned about the effects of radiation on their partners . Among residents of the affected areas of Fukushima
Prefecture , psychological stress was reported to be lower among those who had someone to talk to or seek help from than among those who did not ( Horikoshi et al ., 2021 ), suggesting the importance of having someone with whom to discuss radiation . In addition , a 2018 survey of female university students in Fukushima Prefecture reported that those who were concerned about the effects of radiation on their partners were less confident about future childbearing ( Ito et al ., 2023 ). Therefore , with regard to women in Fukushima Prefecture , it