Correlates of sexual activity and inconsistent condom use among high-school girls in Dominica

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 433-438

  George, Clemon ^a   Alary, M ^b,c,d   Otis, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOMINICA; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOMS; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMINICA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

EID: 38949121051     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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