Measuring oral contraceptive knowledge: A review of research findings and limitations

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 388-394

  Hall, Kelli Stidham ^a   Castaño, Paula M ^b   Stone, Patricia W ^b   Westhoff, Carolyn ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraceptive behavior; Contraceptive knowledge; Measurement; Oral contraception

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY;

CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 78649748638     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.10.016     Document Type: Article

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