Social networks and contraception practice of women in rural Bangladesh

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1584-1592

  Gayen, Kaberi ^a   Raeside, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Contraceptive use; Degree centrality; Encouragement; Rural Bangladesh; Social networks

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE USE; FAMILY PLANNING; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BANGLADESH; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 77957705631     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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