Sexual behaviour and contraception in people under the age of 20 in Alicante, Spain

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-130

  Gómez, María Angeles ^a,c   Sola, Ana ^a   Cortés, María José ^a   Mira, José Joaquín ^a,b  

^a Agencia Valenciana de Salud   (Spain)

^b MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c Hospital de la Agencia Valenciana de Salud Vega Baja   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contraception; Emergency contraception; Sexual attitude; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CONDOM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SPAIN; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; UNWANTED PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; COITUS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION, POSTCOITAL; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, FEMALE; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS, MALE; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; RISK-TAKING; SPAIN; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 34250168985     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180701330555     Document Type: Article

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