Zambian male adolescents' perceptions about premarital sexual relationships

African Journal of AIDS Research

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 257-264

  Dahlbäck, Elisabeth ^a   Makelele, Patrick ^b   Yamba, C Bawa ^c   Bergström, Staffan ^a   Ransjö Arvidson, Anna Berit ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Kitwe District Health Management Board   (Zambia)

^c Diakonhjemmet University College   (Norway)

Author keywords

Africa; Gender; HIV AIDS; Male identity; Risk behaviours; Sexual behaviour; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL VALUE; DECISION MAKING; EMPOWERMENT; GENDER BIAS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MASCULINITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALITY; UNCERTAINTY; ZAMBIA;

EID: 33846100784     PISSN: 16085906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085900609490387     Document Type: Article

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