Pregnancy Experiences of Female Sex Workers in Adama City, Ethiopia: Complexity of Partner Relationships and Pregnancy Intentions

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 107-119

  Yam, Eileen A ^a   Kidanu, Aklilu ^b   Burnett Zieman, Brady ^a   Pilgrim, Nanlesta ^a   Okal, Jerry ^c   Bekele, Assefa ^d   Gudeta, Daniel ^d   Caswell, Georgina ^e  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^b Miz Hasab Research Center   (Ethiopia)

^c POPULATION COUNCIL   (Kenya)

^d Adama Branch Manager and Daniel Gudeta is Project Coordinator   (Ethiopia)

^e International HIV AIDS Alliance   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PREGNANCY; PROSTITUTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

ADAMA; ETHIOPIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDUCED ABORTION; INTERVIEW; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX WORKER; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; SEX WORKERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85014549323     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sifp.12019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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