Abortion Incidence and Postabortion Care in Rwanda

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-20

  Basinga, Paulin ^a   Moore, Ann M ^b   Singh, Susheela D ^b   Carlin, Elizabeth E ^c   Birungi, Francine ^a   Ngabo, Fidele ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^b GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Ministry of Health   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUCED ABORTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTERCARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PREGNANCY;

RWANDA;

EID: 84863267675     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2012.00298.x     Document Type: Article

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