Variations in unmet need for contraception in zambia: Does ethnicity play a role?

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 294-315

  Imasiku, Eunice N S ^a,b   Odimegwu, Clifford O ^a   Adedini, Sunday A ^a,c   Ononokpono, Dorothy N ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84897465234     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932013000357     Document Type: Article

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