Protecting young women from HIV/AIDS: The case against child and adolescent marriage

International Family Planning Perspectives

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-88

  Clark, Shelley ^a   Bruce, Judith ^b   Dude, Annie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^c Irving B Harris Grad Sch Pub P   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; WOMENS HEALTH;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MARRIAGE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MARRIAGE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AFRICA; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 33746946898     PISSN: 01903187     EISSN: 01903187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2005.08.005     Document Type: Article

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