Balancing effectiveness, side-effects and work: Women's perceptions and experiences with modern contraceptive technology in Cambodia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 343-358

  Sadana, Ritu ^a   Snow, Rachel ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Im Neuenheimer Feld 324 69120 ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Contraceptive technology; Focus groups; Reproductive health; Self reported health; South East Asia

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE USE; FAMILY PLANNING; PERCEPTION; WOMENS STATUS;

ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; CAMBODIA; CONTRACEPTION; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY;

ADULT; CAMBODIA; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, FEMALE; CULTURE; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

CAMBODIA;

EID: 0032975704     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(98)00444-4     Document Type: Article

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