Mothers, daughters and sexual agency in one low-income South African community

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1072-1082

  Lesch, Elmien ^a   Kruger, Lou Marie ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Daughters; Mothers; Sexual agency; South Africa

Indexed keywords

LOW INCOME POPULATION; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NUCLEAR FAMILY; POVERTY AREAS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEXUALITY; SOUTH AFRICA;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 20444399148     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.01.005     Document Type: Article

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