Table 2.
Use of contraception in the month of conception in immigrant and nonimmigrant women presenting for abortion: N = 903; not every question was answered by every woman.
| CONTRACEPTION METHOD |
IMMIGRANTS, BY LENGTH OF TIME RESIDING IN CANADA, N (%)
|
NONIMMIGRANTS (N = 439), N (%) | P VALUE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 5 Y (N = 174) | ≥ 5 Y (N = 290) | |||
| Hormonal contraception | 20 (11.5) | 38 (13.1) | 103 (23.5) | < .001 |
| Condoms | 52 (29.9) | 88 (30.3) | 131 (29.8) | .9 |
| Withdrawal | 56 (32.2) | 93 (32.1) | 146 (33.3) | .9 |
| Counting safe days | 55 (31.6) | 73 (25.2) | 64 (14.6) | < .001 |
| Intrauterine devices | 2 (1.1) | 4 (1.4) | 10 (2.3) | .5 |
| Nothing | 41 (23.6) | 69 (23.8) | 100 (22.8) | .74 |