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ABSTRACT
Objectives We investigated the relationship between socioeconomic status and the use and method of contraception among immigrant, second-generation immigrant, and non-immigrant women in France.
Methods We analysed data from the 2008–2009 survey ‘Trajectories and origins: Survey on the diversity of populations in France’. A total of 7070 women aged 18 to 45 years were identified, and information concerning contraceptive use and choice was obtained by self-report. Polytomous logistic regression models were used to assess association estimates.
Results Recent contraceptive use among immigrant and second-generation immigrant women was significantly lower than that of non-immigrant women. Lower educational attainment and unemployment were associated with an estimated 31˜59% reduction in odds of contraceptive use for immigrant and second-generation immigrant women; however, this was not the case for non-immigrant women. Among the latter, lower educational attainment appeared to be associated with increased use of oral contraceptives.
Conclusions Our findings suggest the need to advance our understanding of potential barriers to contraceptives created by socioeconomic forces across different societal/cultural contexts.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors would like to thank the Maurice Halbwachs Centre for granting us permission to use their data for this study.
Declaration of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and the writing of the paper.
Dr Chen was supported by a grant from the Ministry of Education of Taiwan ROC, Aim for the Top University Plan.