Contraceptive use and associated factors among Swedish high school students

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-124

  Larsson, Margareta ^a,c   Tydén, Tanja ^a   Hanson, Ulf ^a   Häggström Nordin, Elisabet ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Contraceptive use; High school students; Induced abortion; Sexual experiences; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; BARRIER CONTRACEPTION; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL COUNSELING; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; SWEDEN;

EID: 34250188055     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180701217026     Document Type: Article

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