The influence of perceptions of community norms on current contraceptive use among men and women in Ethiopia and Kenya

Health and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 766-773

  Dynes, Michelle ^a   Stephenson, Rob ^b   Rubardt, Marcie ^c   Bartel, Doris ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARE International   (United States)

Author keywords

Community norms; Contraceptive use; Ethiopia; Kenya; Place; Positive deviance

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

CONTRACEPTIVE USE; FAMILY PLANNING; PERCEPTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTRACEPTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; KENYA; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ETHIOPIA; KENYA;

EID: 84861953606     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.04.006     Document Type: Article

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