Table 1 The search strategy of the study

Databases

ISI web of science, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar

Search limitations

Language (English), In Title, Full text Available, Document type: Article, Review, Dissertation & Thesis

Search time-frame

2002.01.01 up to 2022.08.05

Search time

2022.07.05 up to 2022.08.05

Search terms

#1

Childbearing OR fertility OR "Reproductive Behavior" OR "Voluntary Childlessness" OR "Delayed Childbearing"

#2

"factor*" OR "attitude*" OR "preference*" OR "desire*" OR "decision*" OR " decision*making"

Search strategy

#1 AND #2

Search strategy in PubMed

(((("Delayed Childbearing"[MeSH] OR "Reproductive Behavior"[MeSH] OR "Voluntary Childlessness"[MeSH] OR childbearing[Title] OR fertility[Title]) AND ("factor*"[Title] OR "attitude*"[Title] OR "preference*"[Title] OR "desire*"[Title] OR "decision*"[Title] OR "decision*making"[Mesh])) AND ("journal article"[Publication Type] OR review[Publication Type])) AND (English[Language])) AND (("2002"[Date - Publication] : "2022"[Date - Publication]))

Search strategy in ISI web of sciences

((((TI=(Childbearing OR fertility OR "Reproductive Behavior" OR "Voluntary Childlessness" OR "Delayed Childbearing")) AND TI=("factor*" OR "attitude*" OR "preference*" OR "desire*" OR "decision*" OR " decision*making")) AND DOP=(2002/2022)) AND DT=(Article OR Review)) AND LA=(English)

Search strategy in Scopus

( TITLE ( childbearing OR fertility OR "Reproductive Behavior" OR "Voluntary Childlessness" OR "Delayed Childbearing" ) AND TITLE ( "factor*" OR "attitude*" OR "preference*" OR "desire*" OR "decision*" OR " decision*making" ) AND LANGUAGE ( english ) ) AND PUBYEAR > 2001 AND PUBYEAR < 2023 AND ( LIMIT-TO ( DOCTYPE , "ar" ) OR LIMIT-TO ( DOCTYPE , "re" ) ) AND ( LIMIT-TO ( LANGUAGE , "English" ) ) AND ( LIMIT-TO ( SRCTYPE , "j" ) )