Palestinian women's pregnancy intentions: Analysis and critique of the Demographic and Health Survey 2004

Health Policy

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-93

  Giacaman, Rita ^a   Abu Rmeileh, Niveen ME ^a   Mataria, Awad ^a   Wick, Laura ^a  

^a BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Demographic and health survey: Occupied Palestinian Territory; Palestinian women; Pregnancy intentions; Process indicators

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PALESTINE; PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ARABS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENTION; ISRAEL; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; WOMEN;

EID: 36348964090     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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