Unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection among young women in rural Kenya

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-44

  Nzioka, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; KENYA; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; SAFE SEX; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SIDE EFFECT; TRAINING;

EID: 1642482822     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369105031000106365     Document Type: Article

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