Domestic violence, contraceptive use, and unwanted pregnancy in Rural India

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 177-186

  Stephenson, Rob ^a   Koenig, Michael A ^b   Acharya, Rajib ^c   Roy, Tarun K ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c POPULATION COUNCIL   (India)

^d INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; FERTILITY; PREGNANCY; VIOLENCE; WOMENS STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RISK; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 51049092118     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2008.165.x     Document Type: Article

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