Contraceptive utilization and pregnancy termination among female sex workers in Afghanistan

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2057-2062

  Todd, Catherine S ^a   Nasir, Abdul ^b   Raza Stanekzai, Mohammad ^b   Scott, Paul T ^c   Strathdee, Steffanie A ^d   Botros, Boulos A ^e   Tjaden, Jeffrey ^e  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE   (Afghanistan)

^c US Military HIV Research Program   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e US Naval Medical Research Unit No3   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; CONTRACEPTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 78149382285     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2010.1947     Document Type: Article

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