Effects of an entertainment-education radio soap opera on family planning behavior in Tanzania

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 193-211

  Rogers, Everett M ^a   Vaughan, Peter W ^a   Swalehe, Ramadhan M A ^a   Rao, Nagesh ^a   Svenkerud, Peer ^a   Sood, Suruchi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING; MEDIA ROLE;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0033197518     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.1999.00193.x     Document Type: Article

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