Unmarried women's ways of facing single motherhood in Sri Lanka : a qualitative interview study
Background: In Sri Lanka, motherhood within marriage is highly valued. Sex out of wedlock is socially unacceptable and can create serious public health problems such as illegal abortions, suicide and infanticide, and single motherhood as a result of premarital sex is considered shameful. The way unm...
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Uppsala universitet, Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)
2013
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-200448 |