Prevalence and determinants of current contraceptive method use in a palm oil company in Cameroon

Contraception

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-34

  Ekani Bessala, Marie Madeleine ^a   Carre, Nicolas ^a   Calvez, Thierry ^a   Thonneau, Patrick ^a  

^a Soc Camerounaise d'Huile Palmes S ^*

Author keywords

Cameroon; Contraception; Developing countries

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREVALENCE; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CAMEROON; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE USAGE--DETERMINANTS; CROSS SECTIONAL ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC FACTORS; FAMILY PLANNING; FRENCH SPEAKING AFRICA; HUMAN RESOURCES; LABOR FORCE--WOMEN; MIDDLE AFRICA; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S STATUS;

ABORTION, CRIMINAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CAMEROON; CONTRACEPTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT OILS; SPOUSES;

EID: 0032122425     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(98)00054-7     Document Type: Article

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