RH knowledge and service utilization among unmarried rural-to-urban migrants in three major cities, China

Feb 3, 2011BMC public health

Reproductive health knowledge and use of services among unmarried migrants moving from rural to urban areas in three major Chinese cities

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Abstract

Only 9.1% of unmarried migrants demonstrated adequate knowledge of contraception.

  • Knowledge about pregnancy-fertilization and contraception was notably low among unmarried migrants, with only 29.4% and 9.1% respectively.
  • Approximately 21% of unmarried migrants reported having pre-marital sexual experience, while 47.4% indicated they never used condoms during intercourse.
  • The most accessed reproductive health services included STD/AIDS education, with 49.6% of females and 50.2% of males utilizing these services.
  • Access to reproductive health checkups was particularly low among females, at only 16.1%.
  • Migrants in Shenzhen and Guangzhou were less likely to obtain reproductive health consultations compared to those in Wuhan, with odds ratios of 0.64 and 0.53 respectively.
  • White collar workers received significantly more reproductive health consultations and checkup services than blue collar workers.

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