Factors influencing couples' unmet need for contraception in Kenya

Etude de la Population Africaine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Omwago, Moses Otieno ^a   Khasakhala, Anne A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Contraception; Couple; Family planning; Kenya; Reproductive health; Unmet need

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248940344     PISSN: 08505780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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