Sexual and reproductive health status and related knowledge among female migrant workers in Guangzhou, China: A cross-sectional survey

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-65

  Lu, Ciyong ^a   Xu, Longchang ^a   Wu, Jie ^a   Wang, Zhijin ^a   Decat, Peter ^b   Zhang, Wei Hong ^b   Chen, Yimin ^c   Moyer, Eileen ^d   Wu, Shizhong ^e   Minkauskiene, Meile ^f   Van Braeckel, Dirk ^b   Temmerman, Marleen ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY PLANNING   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e Chengdu Donghua Reproductive Health Research Institute   (China)

^f KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Female migrant worker; Knowledge level; Sexual and reproductive health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DYSPAREUNIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; FEMALE WORKER; GENITAL ULCER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MIGRANT WORKER; NON MENSTRUAL VAGINAL BLEEDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH STATUS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SOCIAL STATUS; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VULVA PRURITUS;

EID: 84855837311     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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