The role of place in shaping contraceptive use among women in Africa

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Elfstrom, K Miriam ^a   Stephenson, Rob ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BENIN; COMMUNITY; CONGO; CONTRACEPTION; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGYPT; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GEOGRAPHY; GHANA; GUINEA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; KENYA; LIBERIA; MADAGASCAR; MALI; MARRIAGE; NIGER; NIGERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RWANDA; SENEGAL; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIERRA LEONE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWAZILAND; UGANDA; VIOLENCE; ZAMBIA; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864003949     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040670     Document Type: Article

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