INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUITY AND FAMILY PLANNING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF GUATEMALA: RESULTS OF A COMMUNITY RANDOMIZED STUDY

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 667-686

  Schuler, Sidney Ruth ^a   Nanda, Geeta ^c   Ramírez, Luis F ^b   Chen, Mario ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b APAES Solidaridad   (Guatemala)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIRTH INTERVALS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938290748     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932014000418     Document Type: Article

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