Use of family planning at first sexual intercourse among young adults in Ecuador

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 501-510

  Eggleston, Elizabeth ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; ECUADOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROSTITUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COITUS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECUADOR; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0031727682     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002193209800501X     Document Type: Article

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