Men's Perspectives on Their Role in Family Planning in Nyanza Province, Kenya

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 201-215

  Withers, Mellissa ^a   Dworkin, Shari L ^b   Onono, Maricianah ^c   Oyier, Beryl ^c   Cohen, Craig R ^d   Bukusi, Elizabeth A ^c   Newmann, Sara J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Kenya Medical Research Institute   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE USE; FAMILY PLANNING; GENDER ROLE; PERCEPTION;

KENYA; NYANZA;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KENYA; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FOCUS GROUPS; GENDER IDENTITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEN; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930796641     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2015.00024.x     Document Type: Article

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