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Contraceptive use and unintended pregnancy among young women and men in Accra, Ghana

The objective of this study was to determine factors associated with modern contraceptive use and unintended pregnancy among young women and men in Accra, Ghana. From September-December 2013, we conducted a cross-sectional survey with 250 women and 100 men aged 18–24. We explored determinants of mod...

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Autores principales:	Grindlay, Kate, Dako-Gyeke, Phyllis, Ngo, Thoai D., Eva, Gillian, Gobah, Leonard, Reiger, Sarah T., Chandrasekaran, Sruthi, Blanchard, Kelly
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2018
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6097688/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30118485 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201663

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