Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and perception of the North Indian population toward adoption of contraceptive practices

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1002-1012

  Bajwa, Sukhwinder Kaur ^a   Bajwa, Sukhminder Jit Singh ^a   Ghai, Gagandeep Kaur ^a   Singh, Kamaljit ^a   Singh, Nirankar ^a  

^a GIAN SAGAR MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

contraception; contraceptive prevalence; gender preference; menstrual disturbances; unwanted pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871663537     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539511411473     Document Type: Article

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