Factors related with induced abortion among primigravid women in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 375-382

  Van, Nguyen Thi Diem ^a   Vinh, Nguyen Quang ^b   Phuc, Trinh Huu ^a   Trang, Huynh Nguyen Khanh ^a   Thuy, Tran Mong ^a   Van, Nguyen Thi Tu ^a   Phong, Nguyen Duy ^a   Loi, Tran Thi ^a   Goto, Aya ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY AT HO CHI MINH CITY   (Viet Nam)

^b Tu Du Obstetrical and Gynecological Hospital   (Viet Nam)

^c POPULATION COUNCIL   (Viet Nam)

^d FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contraception; Induced abortion; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTRACEPTION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VIET NAM;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GRAVIDITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; VIETNAM;

EID: 0036728250     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.12.375     Document Type: Article

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