Polygamy and the use of contraceptives

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 88-92

  Audu, Bala ^a   Yahya, Shaibu ^a   Geidam, Ado ^a   Abdussalam, Hadiza ^a   Takai, Idrisa ^a   Kyari, Othman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Co wives; Contraceptives; Monogamy; Polygamy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MONOGAMY; NIGERIA; OCCUPATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYGAMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 40649086480     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.09.036     Document Type: Article

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