Attitudes and experiences regarding induced abortion among female sex workers, Savannakhet Province, Laos

Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 137-141

  Cleeve, Amanda ^a   Phrasisombath, Ketkesone ^b   Sychareun, Vanphanom ^b   Faxelid, Elisabeth ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Laos)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitude; Experience; Female sex worker; Induced abortion; Laos; Savannakhet

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ABORTION; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIVORCED PERSON; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; LAOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIED PERSON; PATERNITY; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREGNANCY; PROSTITUTION; SAFE SEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LAOS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; SEX WORKERS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WOMEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908204490     PISSN: 18775756     EISSN: 18775764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2014.03.001     Document Type: Article

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