Contraceptive methods previously used by non-migrant, migrant and second-generation migrant women seeking abortion care in Stockholm County (multiple choices possible)
| Contraceptive method | Non-migrant (n (%)) | Migrant (n (%)) | Second-generation (n (%)) | Total (n (%)) | P value |
| Pills | 374 (89.0) | 83 (63.4) | 49 (80.3) | 506 (82.7) | <0.001 |
| Condoms | 230 (54.8) | 65 (49.6) | 29 (47.5) | 324 (52.9) | 0.396 |
| Withdrawal | 99 (23.6) | 16 (12.2) | 8 (13.1) | 123 (20.1) | 0.006 |
| Copper IUD | 70 (16.7) | 31 (23.7) | 6 (9.8) | 107 (17.5) | 0.047 |
| Implant | 60 (14.3) | 18 (13.7) | 14 (23.0) | 92 (15.0) | 0.187 |
| Vaginal ring | 67 (16.0) | 13 (9.9) | 10 (16.4) | 90 (14.7) | 0.218 |
| Rhythm method | 62 (14.8) | 14 (10.7) | 7 (11.5) | 83 (13.6) | 0.435 |
| Hormonal IUS | 34 (8.1) | 7 (5.3) | 4 (6.6) | 45 (7.4) | 0.587* |
| Patch | 16 (3.8) | 2 (1.5) | 1 (1.6) | 19 (3.1) | 0.460* |
| Injection | 12 (2.9) | 3 (2.3) | 2 (3.3) | 17 (2.8) | 0.857* |
| Other† | 18 (4.3) | 7 (5.3) | 3 (4.9) | 28 (4.6) | |
| LARC‡ | 135 (31.8) | 46 (31.1) | 23 (35.9) | 204 (32.0) | 0.770 |
*Fischer’s exact test.
†The methods grouped as ‘other’ included, for example, lactational amenorrhea, diaphragms and emergency contraceptive pills.
‡LARC=IUD/IUS and implant.
IUD, intrauterine device; IUS, intrauterine system; LARC, long-acting reversible contraception.