Women's Stories of Abortion in Southern Gabon, Africa

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-48

  Hess, Rosanna F ^a  

^a MALONE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Gabon; health care professionals; induced abortion; misoprostol; postabortion affects; women's health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GABON; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MARRIAGE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; GABON; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 33845730308     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659606294191     Document Type: Article

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