In forests and factories: Sexual behaviour among young migrant workers in Nepal

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-158

  Puri, Mahesh C ^a   Busza, Joanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIGRANT WORKER; MIGRATION; NEPAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 1042269532     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691050310001619653     Document Type: Article

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