Avoiding unwanted pregnancy - The role of communication, information and knowledge in the use of contraception among young Norwegian women

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-19

  Sundby, Johanne ^a   Svanemyr, Joar ^a   Mæhre, Tale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abortion prevention; Adolescent sexual education; Condom use; Contraceptive counselling; Oral contraceptive use

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH CONTROL; CONDOM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRACEPTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NORWAY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL EDUCATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; CONDOMS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORWAY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WOMEN;

EID: 0033199413     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(98)00113-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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