Risk factors for induced abortions in St Petersburg, Estonia and Finland. Results from surveys among women of reproductive age

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 176-186

  Regushevskaya, Elena ^a   Dubikaytis, Tatiana ^a   Laanpere, Made ^b   Nikula, Minna ^c   Kuznetsova, Olga ^a   Haavio Mannila, Elina ^d   Karro, Hele ^b   Hemminki, Elina ^c  

^a Family Medicine Department   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Abortion; Estonia; Finland; Russia; Sexual behaviour; Socio demographic characteristics; St Petersburg

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIOECONOMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RUSSIA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349762911     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180902916038     Document Type: Article

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