Prevalence and predictors of implanon utilization among women of reproductive age group in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia

Reproductive Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Gebre Egziabher, Desta ^a   Medhanyie, Araya Abrha ^b   Alemayehu, Mussie ^b   Tesfay, Fisaha Haile ^b  

^a Integrated Family Health Program (IFHP)   (Ethiopia)

^b MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Community based interventions; Contraceptives; Ethiopia; Family planning; Health extension workers; Implanon; Implants; Long acting contraceptive methods

Indexed keywords

ETONOGESTREL; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; DESOGESTREL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHIOPIA; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTION; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG EFFECTS; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DESOGESTREL; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85019731083     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17424755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-017-0320-7     Document Type: Article

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