Socioeconomic factors associated with contraceptive use and method choice in urban slums of Bangladesh

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages NP2661-NP2676

  Kamal, S M Mostafa ^a  

^a ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; contraception; method choice; multinomial logistic regression; urban slum

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; BANGLADESH; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BANGLADESH; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY AREAS; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926344691     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: 19412479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539511421194     Document Type: Article

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