Missing opportunities for preventing unwanted pregnancy: a qualitative study of emergency contraception
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Missing opportunities for preventing unwanted pregnancy: a qualitative study of emergency contraception.
BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY High levels of unplanned pregnancy among young people are a huge public health problem in South Africa. However, use of emergency contraception (EC) remains low. Studies suggest that providers constitute an important link to increasing access to EC use. The aim of the study was to provide greater insights into the attitudes of providers towards EC in order to better u...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1471-1893,2045-2098
DOI: 10.1136/jfprhc.2011.0055