The psychosocial context of young adult sexual behavior in Nicaragua: Looking through the gender lens

International Family Planning Perspectives

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 174-181

  Rani, Manju ^a   Figueroa, Maria Elena ^a   Ainsle, Robert ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; GENDER RELATIONS; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

EID: 1242277315     PISSN: 01622749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3181046     Document Type: Article

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