Cluster randomized controlled trial evaluation of a gender equity and family planning intervention for married men and couples in rural India

PLoS ONE

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Raj, Anita ^a   Ghule, Mohan ^b   Ritter, Julie ^a   Battala, Madhusudana ^c   Gajanan, Velhal ^d   Nair, Saritha ^b,e   Dasgupta, Anindita ^a   Silverman, Jay G ^a   Balaiah, Donta ^b   Saggurti, Niranjan ^c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (India)

^c POPULATION COUNCIL   (India)

^d BYL NAIR CHARITABLE HOSPITAL   (India)

^e National Institute of Medical Statistics   (India)

^f BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER EQUITY COUNSELING; HEALTH EQUITY; HUMAN; INDIAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MARRIED MAN; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PHYSICAL VIOLENCE; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SPOUSE; INDIA; MARRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MARRIAGE; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84970027740     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153190     Document Type: Article

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