Breast-feeding, return of menses, sexual activity and contraceptive practices among mothers in the first six months of lactation in Onitsha, South Eastern Nigeria

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 500-503

  Egbuonu, I ^a   Ezechukwu, C C ^a,b   Chukwuka, J O ^a   Ikechebelu, J I ^a  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b FWACP (Paed)   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; LACTATION; MENSTRUATION; MOTHER; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LACTATION; MENSTRUATION; NIGERIA; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 31944450553     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610500171250     Document Type: Article

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