Contraceptive practice of women with opiate addiction in a rural centre

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 2-6

  Harding, Catherine ^a   Ritchie, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contraceptive use; Methadone Maintenance; Qualitative research; Rural health

Indexed keywords

MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; METHADONE; OPIATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; OPIATE ADDICTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT GAIN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; FAMILY PLANNING; GUILT; HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL EDUCATION; STATISTICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; METHADONE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW SOUTH WALES; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH; SEX EDUCATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0038100387     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1584.2003.00477.x     Document Type: Article

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