Induced abortion according to immigrants' birthplace: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most abortions occur due to unintended pregnancy. Unintended pregnancies are linked to poor health outcomes. Canada receives immigrants from countries with disparate sexual and reproductive health contexts which may influence abortion rates post-migration. We examined the association between abortion and region of birth and birth order among Canadian immigrants.

Methods

We conducted a population-based person-years (PY) cohort study in Ontario, Canada using administrative immigration (1991-2012) and health care data (1991-2013). Associations between induced abortion and an immigrant's region of birth were estimated using poisson regression. Rate ratios were adjusted for age, landing year, education, neighborhood income quintile and refugee status and stratified by

SUBMITTER: Wanigaratne S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7488678 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature