Knowledge and attitudes towards use of long acting reversible contraceptives among women of reproductive age in Lubaga division, Kampala district, Uganda

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Anguzu, Ronald ^a   Tweheyo, Raymond ^a,c   Sekandi, Juliet N ^a,b   Zalwango, Vivian ^a   Muhumuza, Christine ^a   Tusiime, Suzan ^a   Serwadda, David ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Family planning; Implant; Injectable; IUD; Knowledge; Long acting reversible contraceptive (LARC)

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UGANDA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899073191     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-153     Document Type: Article

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