Perceptions of Sexual Behavior and Knowledge about Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Adolescents in Benin City, Nigeria

International Family Planning Perspectives

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 186-190

  Temin, Miriam J ^a   Okonofua, Friday E ^b,c   Omorodion, Francesca O ^b   Renne, Elisha P ^d   Coplan, Paul ^e   Heggenhougen, H Kris ^f   Kaufman, Joan ^g  

^a U Kingdom's Dept for Intl Devmt   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^c Women s Health and Action Research Centre   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g NONE

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EID: 0000920195     PISSN: 01622749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2991883     Document Type: Article

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