School-Based Sex Education in Western Nepal: Uncomfortable for Both Teachers and Students

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 14, Issue 28, 2006, Pages 156-161

  Pokharel, Shreejana ^a   Kulczycki, Andrzej ^b   Shakya, Sujeeta ^c  

^a MEDSTAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

adolescents; Nepal; secondary school teachers; sex education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEPAL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SKILL; STUDENT; TEACHER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; FACULTY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEPAL; SCHOOLS; SEX EDUCATION; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; STUDENTS;

EID: 33750737466     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(06)28255-7     Document Type: Article

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