Pregnancy loss: Spontaneous and induced abortions among young women in Lusaka, Zambia

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 247-262

  Dahlback, Elisäbeth ^a   Maimbolwa, Margaret ^b   Yamba, C Bawa ^c   Kasonka, Lackson ^d   Bergström, Staffan ^a   Ransjö Arvidson, Anna Berit ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^c Diakonhjemmet University College   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Contraception; Pregnancy loss; Young women; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INTERVIEW; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; UTILIZATION REVIEW; ZAMBIA;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 77950977584     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050903353383     Document Type: Article

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