Exploring women's perceptions about their role in supporting partners' and sons' reproductive health care

American Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 297-304

  Marcell, Arik V ^a   Howard, Terry Lee ^b   Plowden, Keith ^b   Watson, Catherine ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Bureau of Adolescent and Reproductive Health   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; barriers to care; health promotion; male reproductive health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649966253     PISSN: 15579883     EISSN: 15579891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1557988309335822     Document Type: Article

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