Predictors of sexual involvement among adolescents in rural Jamaica

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 165-178

  Stallworth, JoAna ^a   Roofe, Michele ^b   Clark, Leslie F ^a   Ehiri, John E ^a   Mukherjee, Snigdha ^c   Person, Sharina ^d   Jolly, Pauline E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NE Regional Health Auth Ocho Rios ^*  (Jamaica)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Jamaica; Predictors; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; JAMAICA; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 3242660750     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2004.16.2.165     Document Type: Article

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