Young males' perspectives on pregnancy, fatherhood and condom use: Where does responsibility for birth control lie?

Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-42

  Smith, Jennifer L ^a   Fenwick, Jennifer ^b   Skinner, Rachel ^c   Merriman, Gareth ^d   Hallett, Jonathan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Condoms; Pregnancy protection; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; DATA ANALYSIS; FATHER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; PREGNANCY; RESPONSIBILITY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNSAFE SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CONDOMS; CONTRACEPTION; FATHERS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; SAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649934514     PISSN: 18775756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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