Potential role of male community-based distributors in a family-planning programme in Western Uganda: Results of a pilot study

Journal of Health Population and Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-111

  Kipp, Walter ^a   Flaherty, Annette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Population Health Strategies Branch   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Community participation; Compliance; Contraceptive distribution; Contraceptive usage; Family planning; Family planning programmes; Gender issues; Uganda

Indexed keywords

FOAMING AGENT; MALE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; UGANDA;

COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; COMPLIANCE; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; UGANDA;

EID: 0041326556     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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