Increasing postpartum contraception in rural India: Evaluation of a community-based behavior change communication intervention

International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 68-77

  Sebastian, Mary Philip ^a   Khan, Mohammed Ejazduin ^a   Kumari, Kaushal ^b   Idnani, Rukma ^b  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (India)

^b LLRM MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; LACTATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LACTATION; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AMENORRHEA; BIRTH INTERVALS; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; CONTRACEPTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LACTATION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

INDIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 84864743184     PISSN: 19440391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3806812     Document Type: Article

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