Knowledge and attitudes among women in the Arab village regarding contraception and family planning and the reasons for having numerous children

Harefuah

Volumn 142, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 822-825+878

  Ahmed, A Abu ^a   Tabenkin, H ^a   Steinmetz, D ^a  

^a HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arab women; Contraception; Family planning; Knowledge and attitude; Numerous children

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTRACEPTION; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION;

ADULT; ARABS; CONTRACEPTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; ISRAEL; MARITAL STATUS; WOMEN;

EID: 0346328666     PISSN: 00177768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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