Prevalence of sexual activity and family-planning use among undergraduates in Southwest Nigeria

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 255-260

  Orji, E O ^a   Adegbenro, C A ^a   Olalekan, A W ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Family planning use; Sexual activity; Southwest Nigeria; Undergraduates

Indexed keywords

INJECTABLE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; POSTCOITUS CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AWARENESS; CALENDAR METHOD; COITUS; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NIGERIA; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; POPULATION SIZE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SAFETY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; UTERINE CERVIX CAP;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 32144461157     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180500331259     Document Type: Review

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