Family planning practices among currently married women in Khairpur District, Sindh, Pakistan

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 422-425

  Ali, Sajid ^a   White, Franklin M M ^b  

^a RPHB 430 ^*  (United States)

^b Pacific Health and Development Sciences   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contraception; Family planning; Prevalence; Risk factors; Sindh, Pakistan; Women health

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MARRIAGE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEVISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 23644455341     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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