Emergency contraception among university students in Kingston, Jamaica: A survey of knowledge, attitudes, and practices

Contraception

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 261-268

  Sorhaindo, Annik ^a   Becker, Davida ^a   Fletcher, Horace ^b   Garcia, Sandra G ^a,b  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Emergency contraception; Family planning; Jamaica; Pregnancy; University students

Indexed keywords

POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAMAICA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVES, POSTCOITAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; JAMAICA; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0036804407     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(02)00384-0     Document Type: Article

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