Induced abortion in Kenya: Its determinants and associated factors

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 164-168

  Lema, V M ^a,b,c   Rogo, K O ^b   Kamau, R K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c University of Nairobi ^*  (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

ABORTION; ABORTION SEEKERS; ABORTION SURVEYS; ABORTION, ILLEGAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EASTERN AFRICA; EDUCATION; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FERTILITY CONTROL, POSTCONCEPTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ILLEGAL ABORTION; INCIDENCE; INDUCED ABORTION; KENYA; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

ABORTION SEEKERS; ABORTION SURVEYS; ABORTION, ILLEGAL; ABORTION, INDUCED; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EASTERN AFRICA; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY CONTROL, POSTCONCEPTION; INCIDENCE; KENYA; MEASUREMENT; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY;

ABORTION, CRIMINAL; ABORTION, INCOMPLETE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

KENYA INT V.M;

EID: 0030093731     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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