Sexual Initiation among Adolescent Girls and Boys: Trends and Differentials in Sub-Saharan Africa

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-53

  Gupta, Neeru ^a   Mahy, Mary ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Africa; First sexual intercourse; Gender differences; Reproductive health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COITUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; COITUS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0038657770     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021841312539     Document Type: Article

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