Associates of self-reported fertility status and infertility treatment-seeking in a rural district of Malawi

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2229-2236

  Barden O'Fallon, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Fertility impairment; Infertility; Self reports; Treatment seeking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; POLYGAMY; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; MARRIAGE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALAWI; MALE; MARRIAGE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 25144456188     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei008     Document Type: Article

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