An abstinence program's impact on cognitive mediators and sexual

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-73

  Weed, Stan E ^a   Ericksen, Irene H ^a   Lewis, Allen ^b   Grant, Gale E ^c   Wibberly, Kathy H ^d  

^a Institute for Research and Evaluation   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Adolescent Health Initiative   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Program evaluation; Sex education; STDs; Teen pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITION; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 38749098618     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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