Factors related to induced abortion among young women in Edo State, Nigeria

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 251-268

  Murray, Nancy ^a   Winfrey, William ^a   Chatterji, Minki ^a   Moreland, Scott ^a   Dougherty, Leanne ^b   Okonofua, Friday ^c  

^a Palladium Group   (United States)

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c Women's Health and Action Research Center   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; FAMILY PLANNING; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

AFRICA; EDO; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33845492428     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2006.00104.x     Document Type: Article

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