Sexual issues: let's hear it from the Malaysian boys

Journal of Men's Health and Gender

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-291

  Low, Wah Yun ^a   Ng, Chirk Jenn ^a   Fadzil, Kamal Sohaimi ^a   Ang, Eng Suan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Federation of Family Planning Associations Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Boys; Malaysia; Sexual attitudes; Sexual knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LIBIDO; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASTURBATION; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY;

EID: 34548312205     PISSN: 15718913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmhg.2007.04.010     Document Type: Article

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