Self-efficacy: Does it predict the effectiveness of contraceptive use in Iranian women?

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1254-1262

  Peyman, N ^a   Hidarnia, A ^b   Ghofranipour, F ^b   Kazemnezhad, A ^b   Oakley, D ^c   Khodaee, Gh ^a   Aminshokravi, F ^b  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c Critical and Long Term Care Programs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; IRAN; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; URBAN HEALTH; WOMEN;

EID: 73249148853     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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