The Other Side: How does Informed Choice Affect Induced Abortions among Reproductive-Age Immigrant Women in China—A Cross-Sectional Study

Chuanning Yu, Junqing Wu, Yuyan Li, Ying Zhou, Rui Zhao, Honglei Ji, Yi-Ran Li, Ying Han and Qi Tong
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Chuanning Yu: School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Junqing Wu: School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Yuyan Li: School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Ying Zhou: School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Rui Zhao: School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Honglei Ji: School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Yi-Ran Li: School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Ying Han: Health and Family Planning Commission, Dong Cheng District, Beijing 100005, China
Qi Tong: Institute for Population and Family Planning, Chongqing 400000, China

IJERPH, 2016, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-14

Abstract: This study attempted to explore how informed choice on contraceptive methods influenced induced abortions among reproductive-age immigrant women in China. A total of 3230 participants were recruited in Beijing, Shanghai, and Chongqing. Information on informed choice was collected by questionnaires. The annual incidence rate (spells) of induced abortions was 0.46 (1500/3230) among the participants. The sequence from the highest score to the lowest was long-term, short-term and natural contraceptive methods ( p < 0.0001). Significant differences of rates in induced abortions were found in region, occupation, length of the first immigration up to now (year), purpose for immigration, number of children, marital status, sex preference, contraceptive methods, deciders of contraceptive methods and side effects. In the zero-inflated negative binomial model, the joint impacts showed when a participant with one child employed condoms or family planning service providers as the deciders of contraceptive methods introduced intrauterine devices, the occurrence of induced abortions was more likely to be reduced. Women who underwent side effects using pills were more likely to have had induced abortions.

Keywords: induced abortion; informed choice; migrants; contraceptive methods; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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