Childbearing, the desire to have children, and awareness about the impact of age on female fertility among Finnish university students

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 108-115

  Virtala, Aira ^a   Vilska, Sirpa ^b   Huttunen, Teppo ^c   Kunttu, Kristina ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Finnish Student Health Service   (Finland)

^c Lab Pharma Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

Age; Childbearing; Desire to have children; Fertility awareness; Finland; Maternal age; National survey; University students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEX EDUCATION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952910083     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13625187.2011.553295     Document Type: Article

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