1. Objectifs

Intentions :
This report presentes some of the results from the Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 Health Survey. «The general objective of the 2017 health survey was to provide an up-to-date portrait of the health status of Nunavimmiut. It was also aimed at assessing trends and following up on the health and health determinants of adult participants since 2004, as well as evaluating the health status of Nunavik youth.» (p. 1) «The objective of this thematic report is to describe SRH [sexual and reproductive health] indicators among men and women aged 16 and over, with a special focus on those younger than 31 years old. Associations with sociodemographic indicators and several social and cultural indicators of health are also presented.» (p. 3)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«The survey target population was all permanent Nunavik residents aged 16 years and over.» (p. 1) «There were a total of 1 326 participants, including 574 Nunavimmiut aged 16 to 30 years old […].» (p. 2) «Based on priorities identified by regional partners, sexual health was documented only among Nunavimmiut aged 16 to 30 years old.» (p. 4)

Instruments :
Questionnaire

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

According to the results of this study, «nearly all women aged 50 and older (97%) reported having been pregnant at least once in their lifetime. One Nunavimmiut out of five also reported having given birth to or having fathered six children or more in their lifetime (19%). The prevalence of first pregnancy occurring between the ages of 15 to 19 was high among Nunavimmiut (60%). This is especially true when comparing the adolescent pregnancy rate of all Nunavik women (71%) and women aged 17 to 20 years old in the province of Québec (5%; Lambert, Mathieu-Chartier, Goggin, Maurais et al., 2017). It would be interesting to document reproductive behaviours in relation to perceived positive views of parenthood since the latter were associated with ever having had a pregnancy. Although no differences were observed according to sex, youth aged 21 to 30 years old perceived more benefits of parenthood compared to those aged 16 to 20.» (p. 26) Also, «[r]esults from the Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 survey indicated that almost half (43%) of Nunavimmiut gave at least one child up for adoption.» (p. 26)