Unintended consequences: Exploring the tensions between development programs and indigenous women in Mexico in the context of reproductive health

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2069-2077

  Smith Oka, Vania ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Development programs; Family planning; Fertility; Indigenous women; Mexico; Politics of reproduction

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; HEALTH WORKER; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; POLICY ANALYSIS; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEXICO; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; POLITICS; POPULATION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

COERCION; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MEXICO; OBSERVATION; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 65749116037     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.03.026     Document Type: Article

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