Awareness and practices of contraception among Pakistani women attending a tertiary care hospital

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 564-567

  Khawaja, N P ^a,b   Tayyeb, R ^a   Malik, N ^a  

^a FATIMA JINNAH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b Greenacre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BIRTH CONTROL; CONTRACEPTION; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; OCCUPATION; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; TELEVISION;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 4544329906     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610410001722662     Document Type: Article

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