Receiving voluntary family planning services has no relationship with the paradoxical situation of high use of contraceptives and abortion in Vietnam: a cross-sectional study
Journal Title: BMC Women's Health - Year 2012, Vol 12, Issue
Abstract
Vietnam shows a paradoxical situation where high contraceptive prevalence goes together with high abortion rates. This study examined the associations between self-reports of having received voluntary family planning (VFP) services and induced abortions.
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Phuong Hong Nguyen, Meiwita P Budiharsana
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- DOI 10.1186/1472-6874-12-14
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