Knowledge and attitudes of health care providers working in primary health care units concerning emergency contraception

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 179-185

  Aksu, Hilmiye ^a   Kucuk, Mert ^b   Karaoz, Banu ^c   Oǧurlu, Nesrin ^a  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Cine State Hospital   (United States)

^c TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Emergency contraception; Health care providers

Indexed keywords

ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS LEVONORGESTREL; LEVONORGESTREL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONDOM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDWIFE ATTITUDE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953589849     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000316267     Document Type: Article

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