Contextual influences on modern contraceptive use in sub-Saharan Africa

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1233-1240

  Stephenson, Rob ^a   Baschieri, Angela ^b   Clements, Steve ^c   Hennink, Monique ^a   Madise, Nyovani ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34548430141     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.071522     Document Type: Article

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