Attitudes of men towards family planning in Mbeya region, Tanzania: A rural-urban comparison of qualitative data

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 381-392

  Mwageni, Eleuther A ^a   Ankomah, Augustine ^b   Powell, Richard A ^c  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RURAL AREA; SEX RATIO; TANZANIA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0031874184     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932098003812     Document Type: Article

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