Reproductive health perceptions, beliefs and sexual risk-taking among youth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-169

  Taffa, Negussie ^a,b,c   Sundby, Johanne ^a   Bjune, Gunnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Perception; Sexual risk taking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CULTURE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0037310487     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(02)00090-3     Document Type: Article

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