Unsafe abortion in Tanzania and the need for involving men in postabortion contraceptive counseling

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 301-310

  Rasch, Vibeke ^a   Lyaruu, Mathias A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Temeke Municipal Hospital   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; FAMILY PLANNING; PREGNANCY;

AFRICA; DAR ES SALAAM [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTION; EDUCATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDUCED ABORTION; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TANZANIA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TANZANIA;

EID: 33644860969     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2005.00072.x     Document Type: Article

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