Sex preference as a determinant of contraceptive use in matrilineal societies: A study on the Garo of Bangladesh

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 301-306

  Islam, Mohammad Amirul ^a,b   Islam, M Rakibul ^b   Banowary, Banya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Contraceptive use; Logistic regression; Matrilineal societies; Sex preference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; MARRIAGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BANGLADESH; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MARRIAGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349567577     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180903033460     Document Type: Article

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