Impact of an adolescent sex education program that was implemented by an academic medical center

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 78-84

  Sulak, Patricia J ^a,b   Herbelin, Sara J ^a   Fix, Dee Dee A ^a   Kuehl, Thomas J ^a,b  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Adolescent sexual health; Sex education; Sexual activity; Teen pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CURRICULUM; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TEXAS;

EID: 33745246350     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.12.011     Document Type: Article

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