Does ambivalence about becoming pregnant explain social class differentials in use of contraception?

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 477-482

  Layte, Richard ^a   McGee, Hannah ^b   Rundle, Kay ^b   Leigh, Collette ^b  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Contraception; Fatalism; Pregnancy ambivalence; Social class

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBIGUITY; AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL IMAGE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRELAND; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; RISK-TAKING; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 35648955055     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckl263     Document Type: Article

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