Family planning decisions, perceptions and gender dynamics among couples in Mwanza, Tanzania: A qualitative study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Mosha, Idda ^a,b   Ruben, Ruerd ^b   Kakoko, Deodatus ^a  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decisions making; Family planning; Gender dynamics; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EXTRAMARITAL SEX; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SPOUSE; STATISTICS; TANZANIA; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EXTRAMARITAL RELATIONS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPOUSES; TANZANIA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878229845     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-523     Document Type: Article

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