Social and behavioral determinants of self-reported STD among adolescents

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 276-287

  Upchurch, Dawn M ^a   Mason, William M ^a   Kusunoki, Yasamin ^b   Kriechbaum, Maria Johnson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RACE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FAMILY SIZE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 19644380286     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: 15386341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3627604     Document Type: Article

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