Intimate partner violence, modern contraceptive use and conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 133, Issue , 2015, Pages 2-10

  Kidman, Rachel ^a   Palermo, Tia ^a   Bertrand, Jane ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Family planning; Intimate partner violence; Modern contraception; Sexual violence

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

CONTRACEPTIVE USE; DEVELOPING WORLD; FAMILY PLANNING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; VIOLENCE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONFLICT; CONGO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PREDICTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; YOUNG ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; HEALTH SURVEY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; VIOLENCE; WAR;

CONGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSE ABUSE; VIOLENCE; WAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925751425     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.03.034     Document Type: Article

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