@article{cc131e20a22b11db8ed6000ea68e967b,
title = "Contraceptive attitudes and contraceptive failure among women requesting induced abortion in Denmark",
abstract = "Objective: To elucidate how contraceptive attitudes among Danish-born and immigrant women influence the request of induced abortion.Method: A case-control study, the case group comprising 1,095 Danish-born women and 233 immigrant women requesting abortion, in comparison with a control group of 1,295 pregnant women intending to give birth. Results: Lack of contraceptive knowledge and experience of contraceptive problems were associated with the choice of abortion. This association was most pronounced among immigrant women, where women lacking knowledge had a six-fold increased OR and women having experienced problems a five-fold increased OR for requesting abortion. Further, in this group of women, a partner's negative attitude toward contraception was associated with an eight-fold increased OR for requesting abortion. Contraceptive failure was prevalent; 21% of the women who did not plan to become pregnant but intended giving birth had experienced contraceptive failure. The same applied, respectively, for 45% of the Danish-born women and 36% of immigrant women, who requested abortion. Women who had experienced contraceptive failure were significantly more likely to request abortion.Conclusion: Immigrant women seem to have more difficulties in using contraception than Danish- born women. To address this problem, there is a need for culturally sensitive information campaigns targeting this heterogonous group of women.",
keywords = "Danmark, pr{\ae}vention, indvandrere, provokeret abort, Denmark, contraception, immigrants, induced abortion",
author = "Vibeke Rasch and Knudsen, {Lisbeth B.} and Tine Gammeltoft and Christensen, {J. T.} and M. Erenbjerg and {Platz Christensen}, {J. J.} and S{\o}rensen, {J. B.}",
year = "2007",
language = "English",
volume = "22",
pages = "1320--1326",
journal = "Human Reproduction",
issn = "0268-1161",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "5",
}