Table 3.
Use of and attitudes toward hormonal and intrauterine contraception among immigrants and nonimmigrants: N = 840; not every question was answered by every woman.
| QUESTION |
IMMIGRANTS, BY LENGTH OF TIME RESIDING IN CANADA, N (%)
|
NONIMMIGRANTS (N = 466), N (%) | P VALUE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 5 Y (N = 127) | ≥ 5 Y (N = 247) | |||
| Ever used hormonal contraception | 94 (50.3) | 219 (65.6) | 433 (92.9) | < .001 |
| Concerned that hormonal contraception is not healthy | 86 (67.7) | 148 (59.9) | 210 (51.6) | < .003 |
| Ever used intrauterine device | 16 (9.2) | 47 (14.6) | 62 (13.4) | .22 |
| Fear of intrauterine device | 66 (55.5) | 139 (57.4) | 184 (48.9) | .10 |
| Problems obtaining contraception | 43 (26.9) | 67 (23.7) | 68 (15.3) | .001 |