Attitudes and practices of private medical providers towards family planning and abortion services in Nigeria

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 270-280

  Okonofua, Friday E ^a,c   Shittu, S O ^b   Oronsaye, F ^a   Ogunsakin, D ^b   Ogbomwan, S ^a   Zayyan, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c Women's Health and Action Research Center   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Abortion; Family planning; Nigerian women; Reproductive health; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CURETTAGE; CURRICULUM; FAMILY PLANNING; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NIGERIA; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRAINING; VACUUM ASPIRATION;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COUNSELING; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; VACUUM CURETTAGE; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 14744283957     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2005.00405.x     Document Type: Article

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