Testing a model of contraception use behavior among sexually active female adolescents in Taiwan

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 628-640

  Wang, Ruey Hsia ^a   Wang, Hsiu Hung ^a   Cheng, Chung Ping ^b   Hsu, Hsiu Yueh ^c   Lin, Shu Yuan ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c MEIHO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Contraception use; Female adolescents; Model

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 38049055791     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20222     Document Type: Article

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