Women's knowledge, preferences, and practices of modern contraceptive methods in Woreta, Ethiopia

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 302-307

  Weldegerima, Berhanemeskel ^a   Denekew, Alem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Contraception; Contraceptives preference; Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Woreta

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHIOPIA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51349166120     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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