Factors affecting contraceptive use in Ghana

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-149

  Tawiah, E O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE USAGE--DETERMINANTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC FACTORS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS--WOMEN; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; FAMILY PLANNING--DETERMINANTS; GHANA; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PARTNER COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; RESEARCH REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WESTERN AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN;

CONTRACEPTIVE USE; FAMILY PLANNING;

GHANA;

EID: 0030609640     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932097001417     Document Type: Article

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