Women's autonomy, education and employment in Oman and their influence on contraceptive use

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 12, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 144-154

  Al Riyami, Asya ^a   Afifi, Mustafa ^a   Mabry, Ruth M ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

Author keywords

autonomy; education; family planning use; Oman; unmet need; women's empowerment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MARRIAGE; OMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 2442604480     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(04)23113-5     Document Type: Article

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