Sexual health knowledge, attitudes and behaviours among an ethnically diverse sample of young people in the UK

Health Education Journal

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-81

  Coleman, Lester ^a,c   Testa, Adrienne ^b  

^a Trust for the Study of Adolescence (TSA)   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Trust for the Study of Adolescence   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Sexual behaviour; Sexual health; Survey; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEGRO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33846483613     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896907073789     Document Type: Article

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