Contraceptive discontinuation and unintended pregnancy: An imperfect relationship

International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 58-66

  Curtis, Siân ^a   Evens, Emily ^b   Sambisa, William ^c  

^a IL   (United States)

^b Department of Maternal and Child Health ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; FAMILY PLANNING; LOGISTICS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CONTRACEPTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KAZAKHSTAN; KENYA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHILIPPINES; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UTILIZATION REVIEW; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BANGLADESH; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; KAZAKHSTAN; KENYA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHILIPPINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; YOUNG ADULT; ZIMBABWE;

BANGLADESH; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; KAZAKHSTAN; KENYA; PHILIPPINES; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 80051968492     PISSN: 19440391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3705811     Document Type: Article

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