Unmet need for contraception among sex workers in Madagascar

Contraception

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 221-227

  Khan, Maria R ^a   Turner, Abigail Norris ^a   Pettifor, Audrey ^a   Van Damme, Kathleen ^b,c   Rabenja, Ny Lovaniaina ^c   Ravelomanana, Noro ^c   Swezey, Teresa ^a   Williams, D'Nyce ^d   Jamieson, Denise ^d   Behets, Frieda ^a,b  

^a IL   (United States)

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

^c University of North Carolina   (Madagascar)

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

Author keywords

Contraception; Madagascar; Pregnancy intentions; Sex worker; Unmet need

Indexed keywords

MICROBICIDE; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; MADAGASCAR; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UTERINE CERVIX CAP; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MADAGASCAR; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTITUTION; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58949103846     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2008.09.011     Document Type: Article

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