Relationship characteristics and contraceptive use among couples in urban Kenya

International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 11-20

  Irani, Laili ^a   Speizer, Ilene S ^a   Fotso, Jean Christophe ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; FAMILY PLANNING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

COAST PROVINCE; KENYA; KISUMU; MOMBASA; NAIROBI [KENYA]; NAIROBI [NAIROBI (ADS)]; NYANZA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SPOUSE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMUNICATION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPOUSES; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921920391     PISSN: 19440391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/4001114     Document Type: Article

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