Factors associated with the reproductive health risk vehavior of high school students in the republic of the Marshall Islands

Journal of School Health

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 138-144

  Suzuki, Keiko ^a   Motohashi, Yutaka ^a   Kaneko, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONDOM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMOTION; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STUDENT;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CONDOMS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONESIA; ODDS RATIO; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOLS; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STUDENTS;

EID: 33645068581     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2006.00082.x     Document Type: Review

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