Assessing the prevalence and determinants of unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion in Nigeria

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-77

  Okonofua, Friday E ^a   Odimegwu, Clifford ^b   Ajabor, Helen ^a   Daru, Patrick H ^c   Johnson, Agnes ^c  

^a Women's Health and Action Research Centre   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; FERTILITY; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

IFE; JOS; NIGERIA;

EID: 0033105478     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.1999.00067.x     Document Type: Article

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