Circumstances of pregnancy: Low income women in Georgia describe the difference between planned and unplanned pregnancies

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-89

  Lifflander, Anne ^a   Gaydos, Laura M D ^b   Hogue, Carol J Rowland ^b  

^a Vera Institute of Justice   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family planning; Pre conception care; Pregnancy planning; Qualitative research; Unintended pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD REARING; CONCEPTION; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GEORGIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PREGNANT WOMEN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33846035755     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-006-0138-3     Document Type: Article

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