Programmatic implications of meeting the unmet need for contraception: Evidences from a longitudinal study in rural India

Asian Population Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-39

  Mohanty, S K ^a   Sinha, R K ^a   Roy, T K ^a   Koenig, M ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION SCIENCES   (India)

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

Author keywords

Contraceptive intentions; Contraceptive transition; Fertility preferences; Unintended pregnancy; Unmet need

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE USE; FERTILITY; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; BIHAR; EURASIA; INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 58049128298     PISSN: 17441730     EISSN: 17441749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441730902790057     Document Type: Article

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