Safer Sex and Reproductive Choice: Findings from "Positive Women: Voices and Choices" in Zimbabwe

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 11, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 162-173

  Feldman, Rayah ^a   Maposhere, Caroline ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clandestine and unsafe abortion; Condoms; Contraception and unplanned pregnancy; Family size preference; HIV AIDS; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDUCED ABORTION; INFECTION RISK; MARRIAGE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUPPORT GROUP; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0345276428     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(03)02284-5     Document Type: Article

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