Sociodemographic Factors Associated With Obstacles to Abortion Care: Findings From a Survey of Abortion Patients in Mexico City

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages S16-S20

  Becker, Davida ^a   Díaz Olavarrieta, Claudia ^b   Juarez, Clara ^b   Garcia, Sandra G ^c   Sanhueza, Patricio ^d   Harper, Cynthia C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^c POPULATION COUNCIL   (Mexico)

^d SECRETARÍA DE SALUD   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIVORCED WOMAN; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIED WOMAN; MEXICO; POLICY; PUBLIC SECTOR; RESIDENT; SINGLE WOMAN; SOCIAL ASPECT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; LEGAL ABORTION; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ABORTION, LEGAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MEXICO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79955738459     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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