Contraceptive practice, unwanted pregnancies and induced abortion in Southwest Nigeria

Global Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages

  Omideyi, Adekunbi Kehinde ^a   Akinyemi, Akanni Ibukun ^a   Aina, Olabisi Idowu ^a   Adeyemi, Adebanjo Babalola ^a   Fadeyibi, Opeyemi Abiola ^a   Bamiwuye, Samson Olusina ^a   Akinbami, Catherine Abiola ^a   Anazodo, Amechi ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

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

Author keywords

Abortion; Behaviour; Contraception; Perception; Unwanted pregnancies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ABORTION; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; CONTRACEPTION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMATURITY; INDUCED ABORTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NIGERIA; PARENTHOOD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STIGMA; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 79961060259     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2011.594073     Document Type: Article

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