Study on sexual and reproductive health behaviors of unmarried female migrants in China

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 632-638

  He, Dian ^a,b   Zhou, You ^a,b   Ji, Ning ^a,b   Wu, Shizhong ^c   Wang, Zhijin ^d   Decat, Peter ^e   Moyer, Eileen ^f   Minkauskiene, Meile ^g   Pang, Cheng ^a,b   Cheng, Yimin ^a,b  

^a GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY PLANNING   (China)

^c Donghua Research Institute of Reproductive Health   (China)

^d SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^g KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Attitude; China; Condom use; Knowledge; Migrant; Unplanned pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CONTRACEPTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CHINA; CONTRACEPTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860869875     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2011.01753.x     Document Type: Article

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