Induced abortion among HIV-positive women in Northern Vietnam: Exploring reproductive dilemmas

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Chi, Bùi Kim ^a   Hanh, Nguyễn Thi Thúy ^b   Rasch, Vibeke ^c   Gammeltoft, Tine ^d  

^a Institute for Population and Development Studies   (Viet Nam)

^b HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abortion; HIV; PMTCT; Pregnancy; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDUCED ABORTION; MALE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; VIET NAM;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL VALUES; VIETNAM;

EID: 77953635296     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050903056069     Document Type: Article

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