Planning parenthood: Health care providers' perspectives on pregnancy intention, readiness, and family planning

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 139, Issue , 2015, Pages 44-52

  Stevens, Lindsay M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family planning; Health care providers; Pregnancy intention; Reproduction; United states

Indexed keywords

FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRTH CONTROL; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTHER; PARENTHOOD; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SINGLE WOMAN; SOCIAL CLASS; WORK; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84934766492     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.06.027     Document Type: Article

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