Sexual abstinence at age 21 in New Zealand: The importance of religion

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-10

  Paul, Charlotte ^a   Fitzjohn, Julie ^a   Eberhart Phillips, Jason ^a   Herbison, Peter ^a   Dickson, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Adolescence; Homosexuality; New Zealand; Religion; Sex behaviour

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; RELIGION; RISK; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE;

EID: 0034061736     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00425-6     Document Type: Article

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