| Literature DB >> 10470704 |
J Stanback, Z Qureshi, C Sekadde-Kigondu, B Gonzalez, T Nutley.
Abstract
Where pregnancy tests are unavailable, health providers, fearing possible harm to fetuses, often deny contraception to nonmenstruating clients. In Kenya, a trial of a simple checklist to exclude pregnancy showed a good negative predictive value, which could improve access to service and reduce unwanted pregnancies and their sequelae.Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Clinic Activities; Counseling--women; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Africa; English Speaking Africa; Examinations And Diagnoses; Fertility; Kenya; Laboratory Examinations And Diagnoses; Laboratory Procedures; Organization And Administration; Population; Population Dynamics; Pregnancy Tests; Pregnancy, Unwanted--prevention and control; Program Activities; Programs; Reproductive Behavior; Women
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Year: 1999 PMID： 10470704 DOI： 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)01578-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN： 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321