Disagreement in spousal reports of current contraceptive use in sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 779-796

  Becker, Stan ^a   Hossain, Mian B ^b   Thomson, Elizabeth ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INJECTABLE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MALE; MONOGAMY; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SPOUSE;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPOUSES;

EID: 33845895982     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932005001069     Document Type: Article

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