District-level religious composition and adoption of sterilization in India

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 100-106

  Stephenson, Rob ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Contraceptive methods; Family planning; India; Religion; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MINORITY GROUP; MOSLEM; PREDICTION; PROCESS MODEL; RELIGION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HINDUISM; HUMANS; INDIA; ISLAM; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION AND SEX; STERILIZATION, REPRODUCTIVE;

EID: 33745617687     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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