A qualitative analysis of accounts of hormonal contraceptive use: Experiences and beliefs of British adolescents

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 269-278

  Brown, Katherine E ^a   Arden, Madelynne A ^b   Hurst, Keith M ^b  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Beliefs; Contraceptive use; Experience; Hormonal contraception

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PILL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SIDE EFFECT; TRUST; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 34548348512     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180701440719     Document Type: Article

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