Compliance and use behaviour, an issue in injectable as well as oral contraceptive use? A study of injectable and oral contraceptive use in Johannesburg

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-23

  Beksinska, M E ^a   Rees, V H ^a   Nkonyane, T ^a   McIntyre, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INJECTABLE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ACCEPTORS; ACCEPTORS, NEW; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BEHAVIOR; CLINIC ACTIVITIES; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS; COUNSELING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS; INJECTABLES; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PROGRAM ACTIVITIES; PROGRAMS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; STUDIES; SURVEYS; USER COMPLIANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0031977056     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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