How well do perceptions of family planning service quality correspond to objective measures? Evidence from Tanzania

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-177

  Speizer, Ilene S ^a   Bollen, Kenneth A ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; FAMILY PLANNING; RURAL AREA; SERVICE PROVISION;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0033942482     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2000.00163.x     Document Type: Article

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