The prevalence of unplanned pregnancy and associated factors in Britain: Findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3)

The Lancet

Volumn 382, Issue 9907, 2013, Pages 1807-1816

  Wellings, Kaye ^a   Jones, Kyle G ^b   Mercer, Catherine H ^b   Tanton, Clare ^b   Clifton, Soazig ^b,c   Datta, Jessica ^a   Copas, Andrew J ^b   Erens, Bob ^b,c   Gibson, Lorna J ^a   Macdowall, Wendy ^a   Sonnenberg, Pam ^b   Phelps, Andrew ^c   Johnson, Anne M ^b  

^a Sexual and Reproductive Health   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHABITATION; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL SURVEY OF SEXUAL ATTITUDE AND LIFESTYLE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SECULARISM; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

EID: 84888644999     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62071-1     Document Type: Article

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