Managing unplanned pregnancies in five countries: Perspectives on contraception and abortion decisions

Global Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages

  Tsui, Amy O ^a   Casterline, John ^b   Singh, Susheela ^c   Bankole, Akinrinola ^c   Moore, Ann M ^c   Omideyi, Adekunbi Kehinde ^d   Palomino, Nancy ^e   Sathar, Zeba ^f   Juarez, Fatima ^g   Shellenberg, Kristen M ^h  

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

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^e UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^f POPULATION COUNCIL   (Pakistan)

^g EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^h Ipas   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Contraceptive behaviour; Couples; Induced abortion; Pregnancy; Unplanned

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MEXICO; NIGERIA; PAKISTAN; PERU; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL STIGMA; UNITED STATES; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; ABORTION; CONDOM; FAMILY PLANNING; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; SEXUALITY;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PAKISTAN; PERU; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79961082917     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2011.597413     Document Type: Article

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