Sociocultural contexts of adolescent sexual behavior in rural Hanover, Jamaica

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-48

  Smith, Damon ^a   Roofe, Michele ^b   Ehiri, John ^a   Campbell Forrester, Sheila ^b   Jolly, Curtis ^c   Jolly, Pauline ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health   (Jamaica)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent risk reduction; Adolescents; Contraceptive use; Gender norms; HIV AIDS; Jamaica; Reproductive health; Sexual health; Sociocultural contexts

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPECTATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; JAMAICA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIETY;

EID: 0038692965     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(02)00563-3     Document Type: Article

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