Contraceptive knowledge, attitude and practice among rural women

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 542-545

  Mustafa, Rozina ^a,b   Afreen, Uzma ^a   Hashmi, Haleema A ^a  

^a BAQAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Contraception; Knowledge; Methods; Practice; Rural; Women

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BARRIER CONTRACEPTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION; VASECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55349126736     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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