Do women and men consider abortion as an alternative to contraception in the United States? an exploratory study

Global Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages

  Moore, Ann M ^a   Singh, Susheela ^a   Bankole, Akinrinola ^a  

^a GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Contraception; Qualitative methods; Unintended pregnancy; USA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INFERTILITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UNSAFE SEX; UNWANTED PREGNANCY; ABORTION; BIRTH CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNWANTED; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79961074760     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2011.568948     Document Type: Article

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