Sexual behaviour of secondary school adolescents in Ilesa, Nigeria: Implications for the spread of STIs including HIV/AIDS

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 174-178

  Owolabi, A T ^a   Onayade, A A ^a   Ogunlola, I O ^a   Ogunniyi, S O ^a   Kuti, O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 19844379194     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610500051460     Document Type: Article

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