Attitudes that affect the ability of African American preadolescent girls and their mothers to talk openly about sex

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-20

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

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Koniona Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COITUS; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; COITUS; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NEW YORK CITY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 33845293801     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01612840600996158     Document Type: Article

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