Sexuality education and young people's sexual behavior: A review of studies

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 421-453

  Grunseit, Anne ^a   Kippax, Susan ^b   Aggleton, Peter ^b   Baldo, Mariella ^b   Slutkin, Gary ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENTS; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISEASES; EDUCATION; EUROPE; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HIV INFECTIONS--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION; INFECTIONS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; JUVENILE; LITERATURE REVIEW; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; ORGANIZATION; PERSONALITY; POPULATION; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; PREMARITAL SEX BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; UN; UNITED NATIONS; UNITED STATES; VIRAL DISEASES; VIRUS INFECTION; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; ADOLESCENTS; AGE FACTORS; AMERICAS; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EDUCATION; EUROPE; HIV INFECTIONS--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; INFECTIONS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; LITERATURE REVIEW; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; ORGANIZATIONS; PERSONALITY; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PREMARITAL SEX BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; SEX BEHAVIOR; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES--PREVENTION AND CONTROL; UN; UNITED STATES; VIRAL DISEASES; WHO; YOUTH;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AMERICAS; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DISEASE; EDUCATION; EUROPE; HIV INFECTIONS; INFECTION; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANIZATIONS; PERSONALITY; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED NATIONS; UNITED STATES; VIRUS DISEASES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031282968     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743554897124002     Document Type: Article

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