Birth intervals and injectable contraception in sub-Saharan Africa

Kandala Ngianga-Bakwin; R William Stones

doi:10.1016/j.contraception.2004.10.013

Birth intervals and injectable contraception in sub-Saharan Africa

Kandala Ngianga-Bakwin, R William Stones

School of Medicine

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Abstract

The interval between births is associated with child survival in the developing world. We aimed to investigate associations between use of depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate and other reversible contraception and short birth intervals in sub-Saharan Africa.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	353-6
Number of pages	4
Journal	Contraception
Volume	71
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2004.10.013
Publication status	Published - May 2005

Keywords

Adult
Africa South of the Sahara
Birth Intervals
Child
Contraceptive Agents, Female
Developing Countries
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Injections, Intramuscular
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
Socioeconomic Factors

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