Factors that influence contraceptive use amongst women in Vanga health district, Democratic Republic of Congo

African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Izale, Kangale ^a   Govender, Indiran ^b   Fina, Jean Pierre L ^a   Tumbo, John ^b  

^a Department of Family Medicine Protestant University of Congo Democratic Republic of Congo   (Congo)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; SPOUSES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WOMEN;

EID: 84900835523     PISSN: 20712928     EISSN: 20712936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v6i1.599     Document Type: Article

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