Knowledge and attitude of married Turkish men regarding family planning

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-102

  Pirincci E ^a,b   Oguzoncul A F ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Contraception; Family planning; Knowledge; Married men

Indexed keywords

LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UTERINE TUBE LIGATION; VASECTOMY;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES; TURKEY;

EID: 39449117482     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180701622829     Document Type: Article

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