Contraception and culture: The use of yuyos in paraguay

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-60

  Bull, Sheana S ^a   Melían, Licmercedes ^b  

^a DENVER PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Centro Paraguayo de Estudios de Población CEPEP   (Paraguay)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ACCEPTOR CHARACTERISTICS; ACCEPTORS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE USAGE--DETERMINANTS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS; FAMILY PLANNING SURVEYS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAGUAY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL--THERAPEUTIC USE; RESEARCH REPORT; RISK; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ACCEPTOR CHARACTERISTICS; ACCEPTORS; AMERICAS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE USAGE--DETERMINANTS; CULTURE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS; FAMILY PLANNING SURVEYS; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; LATIN AMERICA; MEDICINE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PARAGUAY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL--THERAPEUTIC USE; RESEARCH REPORT; SOUTH AMERICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PARAGUAY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0031611781     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/073993398246575     Document Type: Article

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