Assessing knowledge, exploring needs: A reproductive health survey of adolescents and young adults in Pakistan

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 132-137

  Shaikh, Babar Tasneem ^a   Rahim, Syed Tariq ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Reproductive Health Alliance for Integrated Development (RH AID)   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Pakistan; Reproductive health; Sexuality; Youth services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PAKISTAN; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTION; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 33748995397     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180500389463     Document Type: Review

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