Emergency contraception in South Africa: A literature review

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 351-361

  Maharaj, Pranitha ^a   Rogan, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Emergency contraception; South Africa; Unwanted pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AWARENESS; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 64749100652     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180802255701     Document Type: Review

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