Ecological influences of sexuality on early adolescent African American females

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-122

  Aronowitz, Teri ^a   Rennells, Rachel E ^b   Todd, Erin ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Koniona Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; ECOLOGICAL INFLUENCE; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NEW YORK CITY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENTING; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK-TAKING; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TABOO;

EID: 33744478890     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327655jchn2302_4     Document Type: Article

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