Factors Affecting Abortion Decisions among Young Couples in Nepal

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 535-542

  Puri, Mahesh ^a   Ingham, Roger ^b   Matthews, Zoe ^b  

^a Centre for Research on Environment Health and Population Activities (CREHPA)   (Nepal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abortion; Nepal; Unintended pregnancy; Young couples

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIED WOMAN; NEPAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BELIEF; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, LEGAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NEPAL; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; THIRD-PARTY CONSENT;

EID: 34248665589     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.01.010     Document Type: Article

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