"My Religion Picked My Birth Control": The Influence of Religion on Contraceptive Use

Journal of Religion and Health

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 825-833

  Hill, Nicholas J ^a   Siwatu, Mxolisi ^b   Robinson, Alexander K ^c  

^a JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice; Contraception; Family planning; Poverty; Race; Religion; Religiosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899435896     PISSN: 00224197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-013-9678-1     Document Type: Article

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