Use of periodic abstinence in Bangladesh: Do they really understand?

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-40

  Kamal, Nashid ^a   Saha, Unnati R ^b   Ali Khan, Mehrab ^b   Bairagi, Radheshyam ^b  

^a INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING METHODS; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247540964     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002193200500115X     Document Type: Article

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