Information sources and level of knowledge of contraception issues among Greek women and men in the reproductive age: A country-wide survey

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-10

  Tountas, Y ^a,e   Creatsas, G ^b   Dimitrakaki, C ^c   Antoniou, A ^a   Boulamatsis, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine   (Greece)

^d Metron Analysis   (Greece)

^e Research Agency ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Contraception education; Contraception knowledge; Greece; Information sources; Largescale study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSULTATION; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 2942628004     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180410001696250     Document Type: Review

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