Perception of peers' behaviour regarding sexual health decision making among female undergraduates in Anambra State, Nigeria

African Health Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-113

  Okonkwo, P I ^a   Fatusi, Adesegun O ^b   Ilika, A L ^c  

^a Federal Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c Department of Community Medicine   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONDOM; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NIGERIA; PEER PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SAFE SEX; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; NIGERIA; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33645842252     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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