Violence against women as a factor in unmet need for contraception in Southwest Nigeria

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-130

  Ogunjuyigbe, Peter Olasupo ^a   Akinlo, Ambrose ^a   Oni, Gbolahan O ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Niger)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Fertility; Inter spousal; Violence; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951203813     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-009-9275-y     Document Type: Article

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