Awareness and use of contraception by women seeking termination of pregnancy in south eastern Nigeria

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-75

  Adinma, Echendu Dolly ^a   Adinma, Joseph Ifeanyi Brian D ^a   Eke, Nkemakolam Obinna ^a   Iwuoha, Chima ^b   Akiode, Akinsewa ^c   Oji, Ejike ^d  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b Beniz Hospital   (Nigeria)

^c Research and Evaluation Unit   (Nigeria)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Awareness; Induced abortion; Maternal mortality; South Eastern Nigeria; Termination of pregnancy seekers; Unintended pregnancy; Use of contraception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIVERY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INFORMATION SEEKING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIGERIA; NULLIPARA; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STUDENT;

EID: 79959446162     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(11)60018-2     Document Type: Article

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