Sexual health knowledge, attitudes and behaviours: Variations among a religiously diverse sample of young people in London, UK

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-72

  Coleman, Lester M ^a   Testa, Adrienne ^b  

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

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Ethnic; First intercourse; Knowledge; London; Religion; Risk behaviour; Schools; Sexual health; Sexual intercourse; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; KNOWLEDGE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIODIVERSITY; CHRISTIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FIELD WORK; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOSLEM; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SAMPLE (STATISTICS); SEX RATIO; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND SEX; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 36849004031     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: 14653419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557850701803163     Document Type: Article

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