Knowledge of and attitude to contraception among migrant woman workers in mainland China

Wan‐Yim Ip, Man‐Yu Chan, Dominic SK Chan and Carmen WH Chan

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2011, vol. 20, issue 11‐12, 1685-1695

Abstract: Aims. The aims of this paper were to determine the level of knowledge and attitude of contraception and their relationships among Chinese migrant woman workers. Background. Studies on psychosocial variables that lead to reproductive health behaviours among Chinese migrant woman workers in China remain limited. Design. A cross‐sectional, descriptive and correlational design. Participants. One hundred and ninety young woman workers of a factory in Guangdong, a representative city of factory base in mainland China, voluntarily participated in the study with a response rate of 63%. Methods. Data were collected through self‐administered questionnaires consisting of a socio‐demographic sheet, the Contraceptive Knowledge Scale and the Contraceptive Attitude Scale. Pearson product moment correlation coefficient test was employed to examine the relationships between the contraceptive knowledge and attitude, with level of significance set at p

Date: 2011
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