Women's empowerment and choice of contraceptive methods in selected African countries

International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-33

  Do, Mai ^a   Kurimoto, Nami ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE USE; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; EMPOWERMENT; FERTILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; WOMENS HEALTH; WOMENS STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UGANDA; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK; UGANDA; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

GHANA; NAMIBIA; UGANDA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84862265425     PISSN: 19440391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3802312     Document Type: Article

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