Unplanned pregnancies in Harare, Zimbabwe: What is the contraceptive history and awareness of the mothers?

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 200-205

  Mbizvo, M T ^a   Bonduelle, M M J ^a   Chadzuka, S ^a   Lindmark, G ^b   Nystrom, L ^c  

^a UNIV OF ZIMBABWE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Zimbabwe)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTRACEPTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0031173928     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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