Skip to main content
. 2015 Jun 17;15:552. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1903-2

Table 2.

Contraceptive practices among migrant women who had sex in the past 6 months

Contraceptive practices Total810 (100.0) Marital status χ 2 P
Married715 (88.3) Unmarried95 (11.7)
Acquired contraceptive knowledge from family planning workers (n = 810) 14.960 <0.001
 Yes 318 (39.3) 298 (41.7) 20 (21.1)
 No 492 (60.7) 417 (58.3) 75 (78.9)
Contraceptive methods (multiple responses allowed) (n = 810)
 Intrauterine device (IUD) 250 (30.9) 242 (33.8) 8 (8.4) 25.405 <0.001
 Rhythm method/Withdrawal 84 (10.4) 74 (10.3) 10 (10.5) 0.003 1.000
 Sterilization 57 (7.0) 49 (6.9) 8 (8.4) 0.315 0.575
 Oral contraceptive 26 (3.2) 16 (2.2) 10 (10.5) 18.543 <0.001
 Others 8 (1.0) 6 (0.8) 2 (2.1) 1.375 0.241
 None 66 (8.1) 58 (8.1) 8 (8.4) 0.011 0.918
 Male condom 364 (44.9) 299 (41.8) 65 (68.4) 23.985 <0.001
Frequency of condom use (n = 364) 1.425 0.700
 Every time 190 (52.2) 153 (51.2) 37 (56.9)
 Most of the time 108 (29.7) 90 (30.1) 18 (27.7)
 Half the time 28 (7.7) 25 (8.4) 3 (4.6)
 Less than half the time 38 (10.4) 31 (10.4) 7 (10.8)
How to get condom (n = 364) 1.540 0.461
 From family planning service station 38 (10.4) 34 (11.4) 4 (6.2)
 Bought by self 311 (85.5) 253 (84.6) 58 (89.2)
 Others 15 (4.1) 12 (4.0) 3 (4.6)