Barriers to the use of modern contraceptives and implications for woman-controlled prevention of sexually transmitted infections in Madagascar

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 879-893

  Randrianasolo, Bodo ^a   Swezey, Teresa ^b   Van Damme, Kathleen ^a,c   Khan, Maria R ^b   Ravelomanana, Noro ^a   Lovaniaina Rabenja, Ny ^a   Raharinivo, Mbolatiana ^a   Bell, April J ^d   Jamieson, Denise ^d   Behets, Frieda ^b   Hickman, Angela ^e   Legardy Williams, Jennifer ^e   MacAluso, Maurizio ^e   Newman, Daniel ^e   Turner, Abigail Norris ^e   Penman Aguilar, Ana ^e   Pettifor, Audrey ^e   Rasolofomanana, Justin Ranjalahy ^e   Warner, Lee ^e   Williams, D'Nyce ^e  

^a University of North Carolina   (Madagascar)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MADAGASCAR; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, FEMALE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53149145075     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932007002672     Document Type: Article

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