Communities, opportunities, and adolescent's sexual behavior in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 261-274

  Kaufman, Carol E ^a   Clark, Shelley ^b   Manzini, Ntsiki ^c   May, Julian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; RISK; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 12144253179     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0039-3665.2004.00030.x     Document Type: Article

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