Marriage structure and contraception in Niger

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 93-104

  Peterson, Sara Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; NIGER; NORMAL HUMAN; SOCIAL ASPECT;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE USAGE--DETERMINANTS; DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEYS; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEYS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY SIZE; FAMILY SIZE, IDEAL; FRENCH SPEAKING AFRICA; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; ISLAM; MARRIAGE; MARRIAGE PATTERNS; NIGER; NUPTIALITY; PARTNER COMMUNICATION; POLYGYNY; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS; RELIGION; RESEARCH REPORT; WESTERN AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGER; PARITY; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032900042     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932099000930     Document Type: Article

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