Impact assessment of school-based sex education program amongst adolescents

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 551-558

  Thakor, Hitendra G ^a   Kumar, Pradeep ^a,b  

^a SAMPRAPT (AIDS) Prevention Group   (India)

^b CIVIL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Impact assessment; School children; Sex education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOL; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 0034244535     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02758475     Document Type: Article

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