To protect and advocate for their own reproductive health, people of all ages can greatly benefit from enhanced body/self awareness and strong interpersonal communication skills. Body/self awareness and interpersonal communications, along with gender awareness and the integration of sexuality, are the fundamental components of a new approach to obtaining high quality health called reproductive health awareness.
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PMID 9288351 9288351 DOI 10.1023/a:1006584828487 10.1023/a:1006584828487
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Aumack-Yee, K. (1997). Body/self awareness and interpersonal communications: fundamental components of reproductive health awareness. Advances in contraception : the official journal of the Society for the Advancement of Contraception, 13(2-3), 319-323. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1006584828487
Aumack-Yee K. Body/self awareness and interpersonal communications: fundamental components of reproductive health awareness. Adv Contracept. 1997;13(2-3):319-323. doi:10.1023/a:1006584828487
Aumack-Yee, K. "Body/self awareness and interpersonal communications: fundamental components of reproductive health awareness." Advances in contraception : the official journal of the Society for the Advancement of Contraception, vol. 13, no. 2-3, 1997, pp. 319-323.
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