Ambivalence, communication and past use: Understanding what influences women's intentions to use contraceptives

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 356-365

  Campo, Shelly ^a   Askelson, Natoshia M ^a   Spies, Erica L ^a   Losch, Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

contraceptive use; extended parallel process model; unintended pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION; FEAR; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEAR; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENTION; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859621014     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2011.608432     Document Type: Article

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