Greater than expected fertility decline in Ghana: Untangling a puzzle

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 475-495

  Blanc, Ann K ^a   Grey, Steve ^b  

^a Blancroft Research International   (United States)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SPERMICIDAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FEMALE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; FERTILITY; GHANA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PILL; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREVALENCE; PUERPERIUM; RURAL AREA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN AREA;

ABORTION, THERAPEUTIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH RATE; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GHANA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0036787516     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932002004753     Document Type: Article

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