Women's empowerment and reproductive experiences over the lifecourse

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 634-642

  Lee Rife, Susan M ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Empowerment; Gender; India; Lifecourse; Pregnancy; Reproductive health; Violence; Women

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; DECISION MAKING; EMPOWERMENT; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; VIOLENCE; WOMENS HEALTH; WOMENS STATUS;

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INDIA; LIFE HISTORY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROBABILITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; THREAT; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; WELFARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; REPRODUCTION; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; WOMEN; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; YOUNG ADULT;

INDIA; MADHYA PRADESH;

EID: 77954029499     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.04.019     Document Type: Article

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