A school-based randomized controlled trial of peer-led sex education in England

Controlled Clinical Trials

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 643-657

  Stephenson, J M ^a,d   Oakley, A ^b   Johnson, A M ^a   Forrest, S ^a   Strange, V ^b   Charleston, S ^b   Black, S ^a   Copas, A ^a   Petruckevitch, A ^a   Babiker, A ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Med Res Cncl Clinical Trials Unit   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Condom use; Contraception; Peer led intervention; Randomized controlled trial; School Sex Education; Sexual intercourse

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUPIL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TEACHER; UNITED KINGDOM; ETHICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENGLAND; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEWS; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SCHOOLS; SEX EDUCATION;

EID: 1542547030     PISSN: 01972456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-2456(03)00070-9     Document Type: Article

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