Association of conventional goals and perceptions of pregnancy with female teenagers' pregnancy avoidance behavior and attitudes

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 74-80

  Jumping Eagle, Sara ^a   Sheeder, Jeanelle ^a   Kelly, Lisa S ^a   Stevens Simon, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 44949165417     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/4007408     Document Type: Article

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