Barriers to sustained use of contraception in Nepal: Quality of care, socioeconomic status, and method-related factors

Biodemography and Social Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-70

  Gubhaju, Bina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEPAL; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRODUCTIVITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; EFFICIENCY; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEPAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 73149091667     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19485560903054671     Document Type: Article

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