Attitudes towards the male contraceptive pill in men and women in casual and stable sexual relationships

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 161-165

  Eberhardt, Judith ^a   Van Wersch, Anna ^a   Meikle, Neil ^a  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Health behaviours; Hormonal contraception; Male contraception; Male pill

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, MALE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67749106247     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1783/147118909788707986     Document Type: Article

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