Perceived peer behavior and the timing of sexual debut in Rwanda: A survival analysis of youth data

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 353-363

  Babalola, Stella ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Peer behavior; Rwanda; Sexual debut; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142720427     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOYO.0000032643.49494.93     Document Type: Review

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