Attitudes toward and use of knowledge about family planning among Ghanaian men

International Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-120

  Akafuah, Rhoda Adwoba ^a   Sossou, Marie Antoinette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Family planning; Ghana; Male; Population; Spousal communication; Vasectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTRACEPTION; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FAMILY PLANNING; GHANA; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASS MEDIUM; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SPOUSAL COMMUNICATION; VASECTOMY;

EID: 77649148277     PISSN: 15326306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3149/jmh.0702.109     Document Type: Article

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