Abortion and contraception: Attitudes of South African university students

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 550-568

  Patel, Cynthia J ^a   Kooverjee, Trisha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDUCED ABORTION; MALE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; STUDENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL VALUES; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68249098029     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399330902886105     Document Type: Article

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