Sexual privacy and early sexual debut in nairobi informal settlements

Community, Work and Family

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-158

  Amuyunzu Nyamongo, Mary K ^a,b   Magadi, Monica A ^c  

^a AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

^b African Institute for Health and Development   (Kenya)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early sex; Informal settlements; Kenya; Sexual privacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646455457     PISSN: 13668803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13668800600586936     Document Type: Review

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