Why males in Bangladesh do not participate in reproductive health: Lessons learned from focus group discussions

International Quarterly of Community Health Education

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-59

  Shahjahan, M ^a   Kabir, M ^a  

^a JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BANGLADESH; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPOUSE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; COMMUNICATION; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES;

EID: 34548163173     PISSN: 0272684X     EISSN: 15413519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/9623-6736-6154-7547     Document Type: Article

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