Misinformation and fear of side-effects of family planning

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 421-433

  Diamond Smith, Nadia ^a,b   Campbell, Martha ^a   Madan, Seema ^a  

^a Venture Strategies for Health and Development   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Africa; family planning; India; myths; preconceptions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING; FEAR; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LITERATURE; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; NIGERIA; PERU; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEAR; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYTHOLOGY; NEPAL; NIGERIA; PERU; PRECONCEPTION CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859384074     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2012.664659     Document Type: Article

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