Contraceptive use and method among immigrant women in France: Relationship with socioeconomic status

Abstract

Our findings suggest the need to advance our understanding of potential barriers to contraceptives created by socioeconomic forces across different societal/cultural contexts.

Use of hormonal contraceptives among immigrant and native women in Norway: data from the Norwegian Prescription Database

“…One study in France compared self‐reported user rates of contraceptives between immigrants and natives, and several studies have compared user rates of contraceptives only among women undergoing induced abortion . Our results showing lower contraceptive use among immigrants are consistent with the findings from these studies . The association between higher socio‐economic status and use of contraceptives in a general population is well established .…”

“…Copper IUDs are still used, though not registered in the Norwegian Prescription Database. However, based on figures from drug wholesalers, copper IUDs only constituted 27% of all IUDs sold in Norway in 2008, and our findings are consistent with a recent study that included information on IUDs . Thirdly, both IUDs and implants are typically used for several consecutive years and overall use is therefore underestimated in this study, but this underestimation would apply for both natives and immigrants.…”

“…The use of contraceptives, and the level of knowledge about contraceptive methods, appears to be lower among immigrant than native women undergoing induced abortion . A newly published study based on a health survey studying self‐reported use of contraceptives found a lower use of contraceptives among immigrants than native women in France . To our knowledge there are no prior studies that compare contraceptive use between different groups of immigrants and natives at the population level.…”

Women living with HIV still lack highly effective contraception: results from the ANRS VESPA2 study, France, 2011

“…As in other Western Europe countries, a large proportion of women living with HIV in France are migrants from sub-Saharan Africa with a lower use of contraceptive methods compared to French natives [14,15]. This article documents the contraceptive methods and associated variables for women living with HIV in France, with a specific focus upon women from sub-Saharan Africa relative to other women (mainly native French women).…”

“…It aims to assess the extent to which this pattern is related to HIV infection characteristics, to reproductive and sexual factors, to social situations [13,14] and to accessibility to reproductive health services.…”