Understanding unmet contraceptive needs among rural Khasi men and women in Meghalaya

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1105-1118

  Oosterhoff, Pauline ^a   Dkhar, Badalam ^b   Albert, Sandra ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

^b Martin Luther Christian University   (India)

^c Indian Institute of Public Health   (India)

Author keywords

contraception; health system; India; Indigenous people; reproductive health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941176898     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2015.1042918     Document Type: Article

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