Marital Violence and Women's Reproductive Health Care in Uttar Pradesh, India

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 214-221

  Sudha, S ^a   Morrison, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIA; MARITAL VIOLENCE; MARRIAGE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SELF REPORT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVALENCE; RAPE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SPOUSE ABUSE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955158513     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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