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Migration Experiences and Reported Sexual Behavior Among Young, Unmarried Female Migrants in Changzhou, China

Zhanhong Zong, Wenjian Yang, Xiaoming Sun, Jingshu Mao, Xingyu Shu and Norman Hearst
Global Health: Science and Practice September 2017, 5(3):516-524; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-17-00068
Zhanhong Zong
aInstitute of Public Administration, Hohai University, Nanjing, China.
bSchool of Economics, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, China.
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Wenjian Yang
aInstitute of Public Administration, Hohai University, Nanjing, China.
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Xiaoming Sun
bSchool of Economics, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, China.
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Jingshu Mao
bSchool of Economics, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, China.
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Xingyu Shu
bSchool of Economics, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, China.
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Norman Hearst
cDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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  • For correspondence: norman.hearst@ucsf.edu
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    TABLE 1.

    Demographic and Migration Characteristics of Sampled Migrant Female Workers, Changzhou, China, 2012 (N=475)

    CharacteristicNo. (%)
    Age group, years
        16–18112 (23.6)
        19–21170 (35.8)
        22–24193 (40.6)
    Ethnic group
        Han442 (93.1)
        Minority33 (6.9)
    Education level
        Elementary45 (9.5)
        Middle school193 (40.6)
        High school156 (32.8)
        College81 (17.1)
    Hometown
        Rural418 (88.0)
        Urban57 (12.0)
    An only child
        Yes105 (20.1)
        No370 (79.9)
    Age at first migration, years
        13–1549 (10.3)
        16–18233 (49.1)
        19–21130 (27.4)
        222463 (13.3)
    Area of origin
        Inner Jiangsu148 (31.2)
        Other provinces327 (68.8)
    Migrating with a boyfriend
        Yes28 (5.9)
        No447 (94.1)
    No. of jobs held, mean (standard deviation)4 (3)
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    TABLE 2.

    Bivariate Predictors of Being Sexually Experienced Among Young Female Migrant Workers, Changzhou, China, 2012

    Characteristicn/N (%)P Value
    Age group, years<.001
        16–1821/112 (18.8)
        19–2142/170 (24.7)
        22–2480/193 (41.5)
    Ethnic<.001
        Han121/442 (27.4)
        Minority22/33 (66.7)
    Education level<.001
        Elementary27/45 (60.0)
        Middle school49/193 (25.4)
        High school37/156 (23.7)
        College30/81 (37.0)
    Hometown.17
        Rural121/418 (28.9)
        Urban22/57 (38.6)
    Only child in the family.002
        Yes45/105 (42.9)
        No98/370 (26.5)
    Age at first migration,a years.08
        13–1514/49 (28.6)
        16–1871/233 (30.5)
        19–2137/130 (28.5)
        22–2421/63 (33.3)
    Geographic spread of migration.52
        Inner Jiangsu41/148 (27.7)
        Other provinces102/327 (31.2)
    Migrating with a boyfriend<.001
        Yes19/28 (67.9)
        No124/447 (27.7)
    No. of jobs held, mean, sexually experienced group, unexperienced group3.7, 4.4.009
    • ↵a Age at first migration was not considered in the logistic models because its gamma correlation with age group was 0.83.

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    TABLE 3.

    Multivariate Predictors of Being Sexually Experienced and of Inconsistent Contraceptive Use Among Young Female Migrant Workers, Changzhou, China, 2012 (N=143 Sexually Experienced Females)

    CharacteristicBeing Sexually ExperiencedInconsistent Contraceptive Use
    OR95% CIP ValueOR95% CIP Value
    Age group, years<.001.03
        16–180.210.11, 0.41<.0014.321.21, 15.36.02
        19–210.450.27, 0.75.0023.551.18, 10.69.02
        22–2411
    Education levelNS.049
        Elementary4.151.11, 17.57.046
        Middle school5.111.42, 43.32.01
        High school1.740.46, 6.60.41
        College1
    Ethnic group<.001NS
        Han0.190.08, 0.44
        Minority1
    Only child in the family.02NS
        Yes1.81.10, 2.94
        No1
    Migrating with a boyfriend.001NS
        Yes4.912.00, 12.08
        No1
    No. of jobs held since migratinga0.840.77, 0.91<.0012.021.56, 2.62<.001
    • Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; NS, not significant; OR, odds ratio.

    • ↵a OR for number of jobs held is for each additional job held.

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