Coerced sexual debut and lifetime abortion attempts among women in Rakai, Uganda

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-109

  Polis, Chelsea B ^a   Lutalo, Tom ^b   Wawer, Maria ^a   Serwadda, David ^c   Kigozi, Godfrey ^b   Nalugoda, Fred ^b   Kiwanuka, Noah ^b   Gray, Ronald ^a  

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

^b UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Abortion seeking; Sexual coercion; Sexual debut; Sexual violence; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL ABUSE; UGANDA; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 58149469742     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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