Jordanian men's attitudes and views of birth-spacing and contraceptive use (A qualitative approach)

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 23, Issue 6-7, 2002, Pages 516-529

  Petro Nustas, Wasileh ^a   Al Qutob, Rae'da ^b  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Birth spacing; Contraceptives; Family planning; Jordan; Male attitudes; Women status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTRACEPTION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY PLANNING; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BIRTH INTERVALS; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; HUMANS; JORDAN; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0036725535     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330290102246     Document Type: Article

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