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

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  • Wan‐Yim Ip
  • Man‐Yu Chan
  • Dominic SK Chan
  • Carmen WH Chan

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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

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  • Wan‐Yim Ip & Man‐Yu Chan & Dominic SK Chan & Carmen WH Chan, 2011. "Knowledge of and attitude to contraception among migrant woman workers in mainland China," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 20(11‐12), pages 1685-1695, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:20:y:2011:i:11-12:p:1685-1695
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03404.x
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    1. Chuanning Yu & Junqing Wu & Yuyan Li & Ying Zhou & Rui Zhao & Honglei Ji & Yi-Ran Li & Ying Han & Qi Tong, 2016. "The Other Side: How does Informed Choice Affect Induced Abortions among Reproductive-Age Immigrant Women in China—A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 13(10), pages 1-14, October.

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