Determination of safety feeling of fathers and factors affecting

This study is a descriptive and cross-sectional study conducted to determine fathers' postpartum safety feelings and the factors affecting them. The research was carried out on the husbands of pregnant women who applied to SANKO University Sani Konukoğlu Practice and Research Hospital, Gynecology and Obstetrics Polyclinics, in Gaziantep. The research was carried out between September 2019 and August 2020. The data of the research were collected between October 2019 and March 2020. The sample of the study consisted of 330 spouses who applied to SANKO University Sani Konukoğlu Practice and Research Hospital Gynecology and Obstetrics Outpatient Clinic. "Personal Information Form" and "Father's Postpartum Safety Feelings Scale" were used to collect the data. Data analysis was done in SPSS 23 package program. Arithmetic mean, standard deviation, t-test and one-way ANOVA test were used to evaluate the data. It was determined that approximately 42.4% of the fathers involved in the study were 35 years old or older. It was seen that 49.4% of fathers have university education and above. Fathers' sense of security was found to be slightly above the middle. It was determined that education level, working status, income level and professions of fathers affect post-natal feelings of security. It has been determined that post-natal safety feelings of fathers who have university education and above, work, and whose income is more than their expenses are higher than others. It has been suggested that all fathers, especially those who are unemployed, have low levels of education and income, and who are trades in the profession, should be trained to increase their postpartum safety feelings. Keywords: Father, Postpartum, Safety Feeling