The changing pattern of post-partum sexual abstinence in a Nigerian rural community

Anthony Eko Isenalumhe and Osawaru Oviawe

Social Science & Medicine, 1986, vol. 23, issue 7, 683-686

Abstract: With a structured interview schedule, this study surveyed the pattern of post-partum sexual abstinence in a Nigerian rural community where facilities for active contraception were absent. It was found that the younger generation observed significantly shorter abstinence period (P

Keywords: contraception; sexual; behaviour; family; planning; Nigeria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1986
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