Denial of women's rights to contraception in southeastern Nigeria

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 154-156

  Chigbu, Chibuike O ^a   Onyebuchi, Azubuike K ^b   Onwudiwe, Elijah N ^a   Iwuji, Stella E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^c IMO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Contraception; Denial; Nigeria; Rights

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTRACEPTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIED WOMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; NIGERIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 84876052591     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.12.010     Document Type: Article

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