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r Karnjuš, Mirko Prosen, Urška Bogataj, Doroteja Rebec, and Sabina Ličen
Table 4 Factors Associated with the Currently Used Contraceptive Methods
Variables Yes No p-value
Living environment City . (χ2 = .)
in country of birth Countryside
Education < Higher secondary . (χ2 = .)
Higher secondary
≥ Undergraduate degree
Partner’s attitude Disagrees .** (χ2 = .)
to contraception Neutral
Agrees
History of abortion Yes . (χ2 = .)
No
No. of children None . (χ2 = .)
≥
Contraceptive knowledge .* (r = .)
Age . (r = .)
Length of stay in host country . (r = .)
Notes * Significant at the level p < 0.05. ** Significant at the level p < 0.001.
ence of other factors like length of stay in the country, education level etc.,
on use of contraceptive methods (Table 3).
We also analysed the influence of religion and country of birth on the use
of contraceptive methods. Although we found no statistically significant dif-
ferences between the subgroups (religion: χ2 = 4.166, p = 0.526; country of
birth: χ2 = 8.403, p = 0.298), women from Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR Mace-
donia and Kosovo use contraception somewhat less than women from other
countries. Of 30 women from these countries, 14 do not use any contracep-
tion.
Discussion
The key findings of this study are: (1) Migrant women who possessed better
knowledge of modern contraceptive methods were more likely to use them;
(2) If the partner/husband has a positive attitude to the modern contracep-
tive use, there is a greater probability a migrant woman will use them.
Several studies show that knowledge of contraception has a great influ-
ence on its use in everyday life, not only among immigrants. There is an
established link between knowledge and responsible sexually protective
behaviours (Cleland, Conde-Agudelo, Peterson, Ross, & Tsui, 2012; Poncet,
88
Table 4 Factors Associated with the Currently Used Contraceptive Methods
Variables Yes No p-value
Living environment City . (χ2 = .)
in country of birth Countryside
Education < Higher secondary . (χ2 = .)
Higher secondary
≥ Undergraduate degree
Partner’s attitude Disagrees .** (χ2 = .)
to contraception Neutral
Agrees
History of abortion Yes . (χ2 = .)
No
No. of children None . (χ2 = .)
≥
Contraceptive knowledge .* (r = .)
Age . (r = .)
Length of stay in host country . (r = .)
Notes * Significant at the level p < 0.05. ** Significant at the level p < 0.001.
ence of other factors like length of stay in the country, education level etc.,
on use of contraceptive methods (Table 3).
We also analysed the influence of religion and country of birth on the use
of contraceptive methods. Although we found no statistically significant dif-
ferences between the subgroups (religion: χ2 = 4.166, p = 0.526; country of
birth: χ2 = 8.403, p = 0.298), women from Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR Mace-
donia and Kosovo use contraception somewhat less than women from other
countries. Of 30 women from these countries, 14 do not use any contracep-
tion.
Discussion
The key findings of this study are: (1) Migrant women who possessed better
knowledge of modern contraceptive methods were more likely to use them;
(2) If the partner/husband has a positive attitude to the modern contracep-
tive use, there is a greater probability a migrant woman will use them.
Several studies show that knowledge of contraception has a great influ-
ence on its use in everyday life, not only among immigrants. There is an
established link between knowledge and responsible sexually protective
behaviours (Cleland, Conde-Agudelo, Peterson, Ross, & Tsui, 2012; Poncet,
88
