Determinants of unintended pregnancies in rural Ghana

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Eliason, Sebastian ^a   Baiden, Frank ^b   Yankey, Barbara A ^c   Awusabo Asare, Kofi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

^b Centre for Health Research and Implementation Support   (Ghana)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraceptive methods; Family planning; Parity; Unintended pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREDICTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL AREA; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COITUS INTERRUPTUS; FAMILY SIZE; MARRIAGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COITUS INTERRUPTUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING METHODS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905826796     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-14-261     Document Type: Article

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