Attitudes of women in Scotland to contraception: A qualitative study to explore the acceptability of long-acting methods

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 213-217

  Glasier, Anna ^a   Scorer, Jane ^b   Bigrigg, Alison ^c  

^a NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b Healthcare Research Partnership   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Contraception; Health professionals; Long acting; Views

Indexed keywords

MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES, FEMALE; FEMALE; HUMANS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 53249156433     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1783/147118908786000497     Document Type: Article

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