Targeting women at risk of unintended pregnancy in Ghana: Should geography matter?

Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-35

  Johnson, Fiifi Amoako ^a   Madise, Nyovani J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contraception; DHS; Ecological zones; Geography; Ghana; Unintended pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GHANA; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GHANA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; RISK; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649978944     PISSN: 18775756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2010.10.003     Document Type: Article

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