Gender attitudes and fertility aspirations among young men in five high fertility east african countries

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-24

  Snow, Rachel C ^a   Winter, Rebecca A ^b   Harlow, Siobán D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; GENDER RELATIONS; MARRIAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA, EASTERN; ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EAST AFRICA;

EID: 84875491349     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2013.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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