Knowledge about emergency contraception among family-planning providers in urban Ghana

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 64-68

  Creanga, Andreea A ^a   Schwandt, Hilary M ^a   Danso, Kwabena A ^b,c   Tsui, Amy O ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^c KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Emergency contraception; Family planning; Ghana; Providers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 79957630130     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.01.024     Document Type: Article

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