Sexual behaviours and contraception among university students in Turkey

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 121-135

  Aras, Sahbal ^a   Orcin, Esmahan ^a   Ozan, Sema ^a   Semin, Semih ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; MASTURBATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY STUDENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; MARRIAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; TURKEY; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 34247530975     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932006001258     Document Type: Article

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