Recruitment and retention in the Navajo Area Indian Health Service
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IUD-related knowledge, attitudes and practices among Navajo Area Indian Health Service providers.
CONTEXT The IUD once accounted for about half of contraceptive use among Navajo women but is now little used in this population, which has a high rate of unintended pregnancy. Identifying barriers to use--including those stemming from providers' IUD-related knowledge, attitudes and practices--could help expand use of the method. METHODS In 2000, 107 Navajo Area Indian Health Service providers...
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عنوان ژورنال: Western Journal of Medicine
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0093-0415
DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.173.4.240