Attitudes toward contraceptive methods among African-American men and women: Similarities and differences

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-36

  Thorburn, Sheryl ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO CONTRACEPTION; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG SAFETY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE STERILITY; MORALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT STUDIES; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, MALE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847155995     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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